Memoirs of the Life of Charles Macklin, Esq. Volume 1: Principally Compiled from His Own Papers and Memorandums
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Verlag:Cambridge Academic
Fr. 62.90
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
22.08.2013
Verlag
Cambridge AcademicSeitenzahl
500
Maße (L/B/H)
21.6/14/2.9 cm
Gewicht
630 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-108-06466-8
Drawing on his own papers and first published in 1799, this two-volume account traces the colourful life of the actor and playwright Charles Macklin (c.1699-1797). His long career serves as the focal point in a history of the eighteenth-century theatre and its most celebrated performers. Hailed for his enduring interpretation of Shakespeare's Shylock, a role he played for some fifty years, Macklin has been credited with the theatre's move towards realism. His life was just as dramatic offstage, marked as it was by a series of controversies and fierce rivalries. In 1735 he was convicted of the manslaughter of a fellow actor in a quarrel over a wig, and in 1775 he successfully pressed charges of conspiracy against theatregoers who had rioted during his performances. Volume 1 covers Macklin's childhood and early career, including his trial for the killing of Thomas Hallam.
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