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Junius Brutus Booth [[electronic resource] ] : Theatrical Prometheus



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Autore: Archer Stephen M Visualizza persona
Titolo: Junius Brutus Booth [[electronic resource] ] : Theatrical Prometheus Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (365 p.)
Disciplina: 792.02/8092
792.028092
Soggetto topico: Actors -- United States -- Biography
Booth, Junius Brutus, 1796-1852
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. A Gentleman of the Name of Booth; 2. Showdown at Old Drury; 3. This England; 4. An Object of Interest; Gallery of Illustrations 1; 5. The Fire Must Burn; 6. An Apparent Heir; 7. No More in This World; Gallery of Illustrations 2; 8. Coda; Appendix: Recorded Engagements; Notes; Works Cited; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover
Sommario/riassunto: In this, the first thoroughly researched scholarly biography of British actor Junius Brutus Booth, Stephen M. Archer reveals Booth to have been an artist of considerable range and a man of sensitivity and intellect. Archer provides a clear account of Booth's professional and personal life and places him in relationship to his contemporaries, particularly Edmund Kean and William Charles Macready. From 1817 to 1852 Junius Brutus Booth toured throughout North America, enjoying a reputation as the most distinguished Shakespearean tragedian on the American continent. Still, he ye
Titolo autorizzato: Junius Brutus Booth  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-585-19241-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910454950703321
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