The Kemble Era
Author: Linda Kelly
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 264
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Author: Linda Kelly
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Published: 1980
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Catherine Clinton
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 0684844141
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA biography of the British stage star turned plantation mistress, whose abolitionist writings made her an unlikely heroine of the Union cause--and whose life intersected in bold and dramatic ways with the most tumultuous of American conflicts, the Civil War. 64 illustrations.
Author: Fanny Kemble
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Published: 1879
Total Pages: 632
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jeffrey Kahan
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-11-30
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 135114734X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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.
Author: Frederick Burwick
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2012-01-30
Total Pages: 1767
ISBN-13: 1405188103
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Encyclopedia of Romantic Literature is an authoritative three-volume reference work that covers British artistic, literary, and intellectual movements between 1780 and 1830, within the context of European, transatlantic and colonial historical and cultural interaction. Comprises over 275 entries ranging from 1,000 to 6,500 words arranged in A-Z format across three fully cross-referenced volumes Written by an international cast of leading and emerging scholars Entries explore genre development in prose, poetry, and drama of the Romantic period, key authors and their works, and key themes Also available online as part of the Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Literature, providing 24/7 access and powerful searching, browsing and cross-referencing capabilities
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Published: 1868
Total Pages: 202
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Adrian Poole
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2014-09-29
Total Pages: 1051
ISBN-13: 1472578554
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe second set of volumes in the eighteen-volume series Great Shakespeareans, covering the work of nineteen key figures who influenced the global understanding of Shakespeare
Author: Peter Holland
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2014-09-29
Total Pages: 837
ISBN-13: 1472578546
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGreat Shakespeareans offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. This major project offers an unprecedented scholarly analysis of the contribution made by the most important Shakespearean critics, editors, actors and directors as well as novelists, poets, composers, and thinkers from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. Great Shakespeareans will be an essential resource for students and scholars in Shakespeare studies.
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Published: 1862
Total Pages: 620
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