The English Actor
From Medieval to Modern
$24.28
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2024
Summary
The English Actor charts the uniquely English approach to stagecraft. 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 that followed the advent of film and television. The biographies of the most notable and celebrated actors are also explored, right up to the present day. In this book, Ackroyd gives us an ori…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781789148398 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1789148391 |
| Author: | Peter Ackroyd |
| Publisher: | Reaktion Books |
| Imprint: | Reaktion Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 368g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
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“Impeccably researched and annotated… This well-organized, well-written tome will be an excellent resource for those working on a production history or biographical study of any English actor.” – “Choice”“Any book called The English Actor: From Medieval to Modern is setting itself a challenge… . Ackroyd’s is obviously intended for the general reader, who will enjoy its anecdotes… . Ackroyd occasionally produces splendid purple passages.”– “Times Literary Supplement”
About The Author
Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd is one of Britain’s most respected historians and novelists. His many books include London: The Biography, Hawksmoor and the bestselling History of England series. He is also the author of The English Actor, a fascinating study of the English actor from medieval times to the modern day.
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