Memoirs of the Life of Charles Macklin, Esq. : Principally Compiled from his Own Papers and Memorandums
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
ISBN-10
1108064663
ISBN-13
9781108064668
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
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Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 19th, 2013
Print length
500 Pages
Weight
636 grams
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21.70 x 14.30 x 3.00 cms
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Theatre studiesTheatre studies
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Drawing on his papers, this 1799 two-volume account traces the long life of actor and playwright Charles Macklin (c.1699–1797), who has been credited with spurring the move towards realism in the theatre. His career was marked by controversy, fierce rivalries and notoriety for the manslaughter of a fellow actor.
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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