Dramatic Character in the English Romantic Age
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This was the age of the star. For the first time in the history of the theater, the playwright took second place to the actor; the interpretation of the role assumed primary importance in a assessing a performance. It was Mr. Kean's Hamlet first, and Mr. Shakespeare's second. What effects did this highly subjective, interpretive emphasis have on the drama? Where did it originate and how did it evolve? These questions are considered at length in the...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0691061874
ISBN13:9780691061870
Release Date:December 1970
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Length:448 Pages
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