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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789395103321

Titolo

Garrick, Kemble, Siddons, Kean / / edited by Peter Holland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, NY : , : Continuum, , 2010

ISBN

1-4725-3899-4

1-4725-5492-2

1-4411-6296-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 p.)

Collana

Great Shakespeareans ; ; v. 2

Disciplina

792.9/5

Soggetti

Shakespearean actors and actresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [202]-205) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Series Preface; Notes on Contributors; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Chapter 1 David Garrick; Chapter 2 John Philip Kemble; Chapter 3 Sarah Siddons; Chapter 4 Edmund Kean; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Great 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.  In this volume, leading scholars assess the contribution of David Garrick, John Philip Kemble, Sarah Siddons and Edmund Kean to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays.  Each substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare on the figure covered and of the figure on the understanding, interpretation and appreciation of Shakespeare, provide a sketc