Ira Aldridge (1807–1867) : The Great Shakespearean Tragedian on the Bicentennial Anniversary of his Birth
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
3631577346
ISBN-13
9783631577349
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New
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Peter Lang AG
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Peter Lang AG
Country of Manufacture
DE
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 27th, 2009
Print length
162 Pages
Weight
234 grams
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15.10 x 21.00 x 1.10 cms
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Theatre studiesLiterary studies: generalCultural studies
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This volume is the outcome of the Ira Aldridge Symposium, which the British and Commonwealth Studies Department, University of Łódź (Poland), organized to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of the birth of this great Afro-American Shakespearean actor (1807-1867). The collection provides invaluable insight into Aldridge’s contribution to abolitionist debates raging in mid-nineteenth century in the United States and England. Moreover, it discusses his reception among varied audiences in European countries, such as Germany, Poland, Russia and the Austrian Empire. Last but not least, Aldridge’s traces and echoes in modern times are investigated.
This volume is the outcome of the Ira Aldridge Symposium, which the British and Commonwealth Studies Department, University of Åódź (Poland), organized to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of the birth of this great Afro-American Shakespearean actor (1807-1867). The collection provides invaluable insight into Aldridge’s contribution to abolitionist debates raging in mid-nineteenth century in the United States and England. Moreover, it discusses his reception among varied audiences in European countries, such as Germany, Poland, Russia and the Austrian Empire. Last but not least, Aldridge’s traces and echoes in modern times are investigated.
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