Pizarro: A Tragedy in Five Acts - Sheridan, Richard Brinsley

Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Sheridan's last play, an adaptation of August von Kotzebue's Die Spanier in Peru first performed in 1799, was one of the most popular of the entire century. Set during the Spanish Conquest of Peru, Pizarro dramatizes English fears of invasion by Revolutionary France, but it is also surprisingly and critically engaged with Britain's colonial exploits abroad. Pizarro is a play of firsts: the first use of music alongside action, the first collapsing set, the first production to inspire such celebratory ephemera as cartoons, portraits, postcards, even porcelain collector plates. Pizarro marks the end of the 18th century drama and the birth of a new theatrical culture.
Very Good
Soft cover
Broadview Press Ltd
2017
Peterborough, ON