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@article{ART002066215},
author={Jungman Park},
title={Topography of Dramatic Political Satire, as Reflected in Robert Monford's The Candidates},
journal={Journal of Modern English Drama},
issn={1226-3397},
year={2015},
volume={28},
number={3},
pages={79-102}

TY - JOUR
AU - Jungman Park
TI - Topography of Dramatic Political Satire, as Reflected in Robert Monford's The Candidates
JO - Journal of Modern English Drama
PY - 2015
VL - 28
IS - 3
PB - 한국현대영미드라마학회
SP - 79
EP - 102
SN - 1226-3397
AB - American political satire drama is an indigenous literary form which was given a birth in the nation’s peculiar political context of the time, which included the colonial America’s need for independence from the British rule and the subsequent sharp confrontation between the two countries in the mid-18 century. Robert Munford’s The Candidates (1770) is regarded as the origin of the American political satire drama. In addition, considering that the dramatic political satire was the first case of ‘authentic American’ serious drama types in terms that it is free from British literary tradition, The Candidates deserves a reevaluation of its historical significance as the starting point or at least pioneering piece of American legitimate drama. The Candidates mirrors various human types and the complex candidate-voter relationship easily found in the 18-century electoral scenes, which documents the contemporary political environment and the public sentiments toward it. The play’s bitter but funny satire on the political reality of the times pioneers the humor and comedy tradition that penetrates the variety of authentic American theatre forms, such as minstrelsy, burlesque, vaudeville, slapstick, and so on. This paper verifies the significance of The Candidates’s position in the history of American drama, and attempts to draw the play’s literary uniqueness and fidelity that meets the afore-mentioned values, especially as the dramatic political satire.
KW - Robert Munford;The Candidates;Dramatic Political Satire;Early American Comedy;Dialogues. School Drama;Virginia
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Jungman Park. (2015). Topography of Dramatic Political Satire, as Reflected in Robert Monford's The Candidates. Journal of Modern English Drama, 28(3), 79-102.

Jungman Park. 2015, "Topography of Dramatic Political Satire, as Reflected in Robert Monford's The Candidates", Journal of Modern English Drama, vol.28, no.3 pp.79-102.

Jungman Park "Topography of Dramatic Political Satire, as Reflected in Robert Monford's The Candidates" Journal of Modern English Drama 28.3 pp.79-102 (2015) : 79.

Jungman Park. Topography of Dramatic Political Satire, as Reflected in Robert Monford's The Candidates. 2015; 28(3), 79-102.

Jungman Park. "Topography of Dramatic Political Satire, as Reflected in Robert Monford's The Candidates" Journal of Modern English Drama 28, no.3 (2015) : 79-102.

Jungman Park. Topography of Dramatic Political Satire, as Reflected in Robert Monford's The Candidates. Journal of Modern English Drama, 28(3), 79-102.

Jungman Park. Topography of Dramatic Political Satire, as Reflected in Robert Monford's The Candidates. Journal of Modern English Drama. 2015; 28(3) 79-102.

Jungman Park. Topography of Dramatic Political Satire, as Reflected in Robert Monford's The Candidates. 2015; 28(3), 79-102.

Jungman Park. "Topography of Dramatic Political Satire, as Reflected in Robert Monford's The Candidates" Journal of Modern English Drama 28, no.3 (2015) : 79-102.