A reprint of The contrast by Royall Tyler, with annotated footnotes and an extensive introduction; also features selections from contemporary letters, essays, novels, conduct books, and public documents, which debate issues of the era. Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-142) and index.
Contents:
The contrast / Royall Tyler -- Primary documents : The former, present, and future prospects of America (1786) ; The dabblers (1788) ; Effects of the stage on the manners of a people (1792) ; Anti-theater petition (1793) ; The art of pleasing men and women (1747) ; Mercy Otis Warren on Chesterfield's letters (1779) ; For the females (1787) ; Fantastical, preposterous fashions [of] gentlemen (1787) ; On matrimonial obedience (1792) ; Proper conduct of the wife towards her husband (1804) ; Panegyric on the marriage state (1786) ; How to prolong the happiness of the marriage union (1787) ; Plan for the establishment of public schools (1786) ; The progress of a countryman (1787) ; The will of the people (1792) ; The natural aristocracy (1813).
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