The Octoroon; or, Life in Louisiana. A Play in Five acts by Dion Boucicault
"The Octoroon; or, Life in Louisiana. A Play in Five acts" by Dion Boucicault is a play that opened in 1859. Set on a failing Louisiana plantation, it tells the story of George Peyton, who falls in love with Zoe, an enslaved woman of mixed race. Their romance faces insurmountable legal and social barriers in the antebellum South. When the villain McClosky commits murder to seize the property and claim Zoe for
himself, tragedy unfolds. This anti-slavery melodrama sparked fierce debates about abolition and theatrical politics. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Boucicault, Dion, 1820-1890 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Octoroon; or, Life in Louisiana. A Play in Five acts |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Octoroon |
| Credits | Produced by Roger Burch, from scans obtained from the Internet Archive |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 86.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Love -- Drama |
| Subject | Louisiana -- Drama |
| Subject | Slavery -- Drama |
| Subject | Enslaved persons -- Drama |
| Subject | Plantations -- Drama |
| Subject | Racially mixed women -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 46091 |
| Release Date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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