The English Actor: From Medieval to Modern

From a leading historian and writer, a delightful exploration of the great English tradition of treading the...
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Author: Peter Ackroyd
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The English Actor: From Medieval to Modern by Ackroyd, Peter

The English Actor: From Medieval to Modern

$62.30

The English Actor: From Medieval to Modern

$62.30
Author: Peter Ackroyd
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
From a leading historian and writer, a delightful exploration of the great English tradition of treading the boards.

The English Actor 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. Across centuries and media, The English Actor also explores the biographies of the most notable and celebrated British actors. From the first woman actor on the English stage, Margaret Hughes, who played Desdemona in 1660; to luminaries like Laurence Olivier, Peter O'Toole, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, and Helen Mirren; to contemporary multihyphenates like Gary Oldman, Kenneth Branagh, Sophie Okonedo, and Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ackroyd gives all fans of the theater 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.

Author: Peter Ackroyd
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 04/12/2023
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 8.50h x 6.70w x 2.20d
ISBN: 9781789146998


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/01/2023 pg. 11
Library Journal 03/01/2023 pg. 138

About the Author
Peter Ackroyd is one of Britain's most respected historians and novelists. His many books include London: The Biography, Hawksmoor, and the History of England series.


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