Sir Henry Irving: A Victorian Actor and his World - Rilegato

Richards, Jeffrey

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ISBN 10: 185285345X ISBN 13: 9781852853457

Casa editrice: Continuum Intl Pub Group, 2005

Riassunto

Sir Henry Irving was the greatest actor of the Victorian age. He transformed the theater in Britain and America from a disreputable and marginal entertainment into a respected art form. His admirers ranged from Queen Victoria to working men and housewives. He was thought of by Gladstone as his greatest contemporary and in 1895 became the first actor to receive a knighthood. Published to mark the centenary of Irving’s death, this book gives an account not only of Irving himself and of his career, but also of his whole impact on the Victorian Theatre and on Victorian culture.

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L'autore:

Jeffrey Richards is Professor of History at the University of Lancaster and a leading authority on Victorian popular culture and on the Victorian theatre.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Continuum Intl Pub Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 185285345X
• ISBN 13: 9781852853457
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 508