The birth of modern theatre : rivalry, riots, and romance in the age of Garrick /
"The Birth of Modern Theatre: Rivalry, Riots, and Romance is a vivid description of the eighteenth-century London theatre scene - a time when the theatre took on many of the features of our modern stage. A natural and psychologically based acting style replaced the declamatory style of an earli...
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| 格式: | 圖書 |
| 語言: | 英语 |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2019.
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書本目錄:
- Dawn of an era
- Garrick in love
- The cultural context
- The licensing act
- The actors' strike
- An Irish interlude
- A visit to the theater
- A community of friends and rivals
- Garrick on-stage
- The actor as celebrity
- Garrick rules at Drury Lane
- Shakespeare mania
- The English Aristophanes
- Foote and the dangerous duchess
- A turbulent spirit
- The Macbeth riots
- End of an era.