The Life and Enterprises of Robert William Elliston
Title | The Life and Enterprises of Robert William Elliston PDF eBook |
Author | George Raymond |
Publisher | |
Pages | 464 |
Release | 1857 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Life and Enterprises of Robert William Elliston, Comedian
Title | The Life and Enterprises of Robert William Elliston, Comedian PDF eBook |
Author | George Raymond |
Publisher | |
Pages | 458 |
Release | 1857 |
Genre | Actors |
ISBN |
Coriolanus on Stage in England and America, 1609-1994
Title | Coriolanus on Stage in England and America, 1609-1994 PDF eBook |
Author | John Ripley |
Publisher | Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press |
Pages | 444 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Generals in literature |
ISBN | 9780838637418 |
Drawing upon promptbooks and other theater documents, engravings and photographs, reviews, interviews, letters, diaries, and memoirs, he creates a richly layered account of a play persistently denied its character and rarely staged without explicit or implicit apology.
Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Part II, Volume 1
Title | Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Part II, Volume 1 PDF eBook |
Author | Gail Marshall |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 481 |
Release | 2024-05-17 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1040129129 |
During the eighteenth century, theatrical writing developed as a genre. The publishing market responded to a seemingly insatiable appetite for accounts of the personalities, social lives and performances of celebrated entertainers. This series features actors who were significant in their development of new ways of performing Shakespeare.
A Bibliographical Account of English Theatrical Literature from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
Title | A Bibliographical Account of English Theatrical Literature from the Earliest Times to the Present Day PDF eBook |
Author | Robert William Lowe |
Publisher | |
Pages | 408 |
Release | 1888 |
Genre | Theater |
ISBN |
Bulletin
Title | Bulletin PDF eBook |
Author | New Haven Free Public Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 1902 |
Genre | Catalogs, Classified (Dewey decimal) |
ISBN |
The Cult of Kean
Title | The Cult of Kean PDF eBook |
Author | Jeffrey Kahan |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 305 |
Release | 2017-11-30 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 135114734X |
A Shakespearean actor who made his career on the public stage, whose sex life was known and discussed in Britain, America and France, Edmund Kean has inspired numerous writings, many biographies among them. But until now, no work has tackled the complicated and fascinating story of his literary appropriation, both in his own day and after his death. Dealing with the way a variety of canonical authors-including Byron, Coleridge, Keats, Dumas, Twain and Sartre-appropriated Kean through the centuries, The Cult of Kean traces a remarkable literary legacy. In each chapter Jeffrey Kahan discusses how many of history's greatest figures viewed Kean, and how these figures examined and discussed themselves in relation to-or projected themselves onto-a variety of constructions of the great actor. Kahan first explores the rise of Kean in light of rising democratic sympathies, then in light of Kean's equally autocratic dealings with playwrights, among them John Keats. He looks at Kean's sexual shenanigans at Drury Lane, exploring them in the wider social context of infidelity; and explores perceptions of Kean in America, during his 1820-1 and 1825-6 tours. The Cult of Kean cites many letters from Kean's mother and still others from his wife, none of which have been published previously. The study also features rare and interesting paintings of Kean, as well as depictions of how writers, actors and film makers continue to add to his remarkable literary legacy.