A Passion for Performance: Sarah Siddons and Her Portraitists

by Mark Leonard, Shelley Bennett, Shearer West

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Renowned for her majestic beauty and impassioned performances, the English actress Sarah Siddons (1755-1831) revolutionized the aesthetics of eighteenth-century theater while inventing a complex public persona to promote her fame. Her flair for self-presentation was matched by the showmanship of the many artists who portrayed her.
Here three lively essays--by Robyn Asleson, Shelley Bennett, Mark Leonard, and Shearer West--explore Siddons's life...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0892365579

ISBN13:9780892365579

Release Date:March 2001

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:160 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 7.9" x 11.1"

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