The contrast manners, morals, and authority in the early American republic / [edited by] Cynthia A. Kierner.

Contents Introduction -- 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).
General noteA 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 139-142) and index.
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