The Scarecrow; or The Glass of Truth: A Tragedy of the Ludicrous

Languageen
First published2018-05-13
RightsPublic domain in the USA.
Gutenberg ID#57156

Description

"The Scarecrow; or The Glass of Truth: A Tragedy of the Ludicrous" by Percy MacKaye is a play written in 1908. Based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Feathertop," it tells the story of a scarecrow brought to life by a witch and the Devil to seduce a young woman as revenge against her uncle. But the scarecrow develops genuine feelings of his own. When a magical mirror reveals his true nature, he must choose between his artificial existence and something far more meaningful. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects

  • American drama
  • Witches -- Drama
  • Devil -- Drama
  • Massachusetts -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Drama
  • Scarecrows -- Drama
  • PS

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