Resurrecting the first great American play: imperial politics and colonial ambitions in frontier Detroit
"In the mid-eighteenth century, the Ottawa chief Pontiac (often spelled Ponteach at the time) led an intertribal confederacy in resisting British power in the Great Lakes region, an event immortalized in the play Ponteach, or the Savages of America. This play, written by infamous frontier soldi...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "In the mid-eighteenth century, the Ottawa chief Pontiac (often spelled Ponteach at the time) led an intertribal confederacy in resisting British power in the Great Lakes region, an event immortalized in the play Ponteach, or the Savages of America. This play, written by infamous frontier soldier Robert Rogers, is one of the earliest theatrical renderings of the region, depicting its hero in a way that called into question eighteenth-century constructions of Indigenous Americans. Sämi Ludwig contends that Ponteach's literary and artistic merits are worthy of further exploration. He investigates the questions of authorship and analyzes the play's content, embracing its many contradictions as enriching windows into the era. In this way, he suggests using Ponteach as a tool to better understand British imperialism in North America and the emerging theatrical forms developing in the Young Republic"-- |
| Beschreibung: | xiii, 270 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm |
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| spelling | Ludwig, Sämi 1960- Verfasser (DE-588)173007732 aut Resurrecting the first great American play imperial politics and colonial ambitions in frontier Detroit Sämi Ludwig Madison, Wisconsin The University of Wisconsin Press [2020] © 2020 xiii, 270 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Introduction: from scalping knife to iambic pentameter -- Part I. Outside Ponteach: the players and the historical context -- Who was Pontiac? -- The adventurous life of Major Robert Rogers -- The historical background of Ponteach -- Part II. Inside Ponteach: the play text and its literary qualities -- An artistic failure? -- The realistic dimension -- The power of European conventions -- The aesthetic dimension -- Import issues -- Open questions -- Conclusions: the original backwoodsman? -- Centrifugal insights "In the mid-eighteenth century, the Ottawa chief Pontiac (often spelled Ponteach at the time) led an intertribal confederacy in resisting British power in the Great Lakes region, an event immortalized in the play Ponteach, or the Savages of America. This play, written by infamous frontier soldier Robert Rogers, is one of the earliest theatrical renderings of the region, depicting its hero in a way that called into question eighteenth-century constructions of Indigenous Americans. Sämi Ludwig contends that Ponteach's literary and artistic merits are worthy of further exploration. He investigates the questions of authorship and analyzes the play's content, embracing its many contradictions as enriching windows into the era. In this way, he suggests using Ponteach as a tool to better understand British imperialism in North America and the emerging theatrical forms developing in the Young Republic"-- Rogers, Robert 1731-1795 (DE-588)121792978 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte 1700-1800 gnd rswk-swf Amerikanisches Englisch (DE-588)4094804-3 gnd rswk-swf Kolonialismus Motiv (DE-588)4164710-5 gnd rswk-swf Drama (DE-588)4012899-4 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf Rogers, Robert / 1731-1795 / Ponteach Rogers, Robert / 1731-1795 / Criticism and interpretation Pontiac / Ottawa Chief / -1769 / In literature Pontiac / Ottawa Chief / -1769 Rogers, Robert / 1731-1795 American drama / 18th century / History and criticism American drama Literature 1700-1799 Criticism, interpretation, etc Rogers, Robert 1731-1795 (DE-588)121792978 p DE-604 USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Amerikanisches Englisch (DE-588)4094804-3 s Drama (DE-588)4012899-4 s Kolonialismus Motiv (DE-588)4164710-5 s Geschichte 1700-1800 z |
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