The English Actor – From Medieval to Modern : From Medieval to Modern
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1789148391
ISBN-13
9781789148398
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Imprint
Reaktion Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 1st, 2024
Print length
416 Pages
Weight
368 grams
Dimensions
19.80 x 12.80 x 3.30 cms
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An original and superbly entertaining appraisal of the uniquely English approach to stagecraft.
The English Actor, now in paperback, charts the uniquely English approach to stagecraft, from the medieval period to the present day. In thirty chapters, Peter Ackroyd describes, with superb narrative skill, the genesis of acting – deriving from the Church tradition of Mystery Plays – through the flourishing of the craft in the Renaissance, to modern methods following the advent of film and television. The biographies of the most notable and celebrated actors are explored, right up to the present day. Ackroyd gives us an original and superbly entertaining appraisal of how actors have acted, how audiences have responded and what we mean by the magic of the stage.
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