The Cambridge Companion To The Actress
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The Cambridge Companion to the Actress
Author | : John Stokes |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 4 |
Release | : 2007-02-01 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9781139827454 |
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This Companion brings together sixteen new essays which examine, from various perspectives, the social and cultural role of the actress throughout history and across continents. Each essay focuses on a particular stage in her development, for example professionalism in the seventeenth century; the emergence of the actress/critic during the Romantic period and, later on, of the actress as best selling autobiographer; the coming of the drama schools which led to today's emphasis on the actress as a highly-trained working woman. Chapters consider the image of the actress as a courtesan, as a 'muse', as a representative of the 'ordinary' housewife, and as a political activist. The collection also contains essays on forms, genres and traditions - on cross dressing, solo performance, racial constraints, and recent Shakespeare - as well as on the actress in early photography and on film. Its unique range will fascinate, surprise and instruct theatre-goers and students alike.
The Cambridge Companion to the Actress
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Author | : Maggie B. Gale,John Stokes |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:1335725181 |
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This Companion brings together sixteen new essays which examine, from various perspectives, the social and cultural role of the actress throughout history and across continents. Each essay focuses on a particular stage in her development, for example professionalism in the seventeenth century; the emergence of the actress/critic during the Romantic period and, later on, of the actress as best selling autobiographer; the coming of the drama schools which led to today's emphasis on the actress as a highly-trained working woman. Chapters consider the image of the actress as a courtesan, as a 'muse', as a representative of the 'ordinary' housewife, and as a political activist. The collection also contains essays on forms, genres and traditions - on cross dressing, solo performance, racial constraints, and recent Shakespeare - as well as on the actress in early photography and on film. Its unique range will fascinate, surprise and instruct theatre-goers and students alike.
The Cambridge Companion to British Theatre 1730 1830
Author | : Daniel O'Quinn |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2007-10-25 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 0521617774 |
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This Companion offers a wide-ranging and innovative guide to one of the most exciting and important periods in British theatrical history. The scope of the volume extends from the age of Garrick to the Romantic transformation of acting inaugurated by Edmund Kean. It brings together cutting-edge scholarship from leading international scholars in the long eighteenth century, offering lively and original insights into the world of the stage, its most influential playwrights and the professional lives of celebrated performers such as James Quin, George Anne Bellamy, John Philip Kemble, Dora Jordan, Fanny Abington and Sarah Siddons. The volume includes essential chapters about eighteenth-century acting, production and audiences, important surveys of key theatrical forms such as tragedy, comedy, melodrama and pantomime as well as a range of exciting thematic essays on subjects such as private theatricals, 'black' theatre and the representation of empire.
The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde
Author | : Peter Raby |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1997-10-16 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 0521479878 |
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The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde offers an essential introduction to one of the theatre's most important and enigmatic writers. Although a general overview, the volume also offers some of the latest thinking on the dramatist and his impact on the twentieth century. Part One places Wilde's work within the cultural and historical context of his time and includes an opening essay by Wilde's grandson, Merlin Holland. Further chapters also examine Wilde and the Victorians and his image as a Dandy. Part Two looks at Wilde's essential work as playwright and general writer, including his poetry, critiques, and fiction, and provides detailed analysis of such key works as Salome and The Importance of Being Earnest among others. The third group of essays examines the themes and factors which shaped Wilde's work and includes Wilde and his view of the Victorian woman, Wilde's sexual identities, and interpreting Wilde on stage. This 1997 volume also contains a detailed chronology of Wilde's work, a guide to further reading, and illustrations from important productions.
The Cambridge Companion to Harold Pinter
Author | : Peter Raby |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 349 |
Release | : 2009-03-19 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9780521886093 |
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Updated edition of this popular Companion examining the wide range of Pinter's work, and his continuing impact and influence.
The Cambridge Companion to Theatre History
Author | : David Wiles,Christine Dymkowski |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 339 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9780521766364 |
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A wide-ranging set of essays that explain what theatre history is and why we need to engage with it.
The Cambridge Companion to Canadian Literature
Author | : Eva-Marie Kröller |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 371 |
Release | : 2017-06-08 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781107159624 |
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A fully revised second edition of this multi-author account of Canadian literature, from Aboriginal writing to Margaret Atwood.
The Cambridge Companion to Theatre and Science
Author | : Kirsten E. Shepherd-Barr |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2020-12-03 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781108476522 |
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The first ever companion to theatre and science brings together research on key topics, performances, and new areas of interest.