Colley Cibber : A Biography /

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Colley Cibber changed the course of the English-speaking theater. One of the most complete theater men in the history of the stage, he fostered the change from drama as the handmaiden of literature to theater as an independent and lively art. In the process, Cibber became one of London's bright...

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Autor principal: Koon, Helene, 1925-1996
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Cibber, Colley, > 1671-1757.
Theatrical managers.
Dramatists, English.
Actors.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Entertainment & Performing Arts.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Producteurs et metteurs en scene de theâtre > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Acteurs > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Dramaturges anglais > 18e siecle > Biographies.
Theatrical managers > Great Britain > Biography.
Actors > Great Britain > Biography.
Dramatists, English > 18th century > Biography.
Great Britain.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Colley Cibber changed the course of the English-speaking theater. One of the most complete theater men in the history of the stage, he fostered the change from drama as the handmaiden of literature to theater as an independent and lively art. In the process, Cibber became one of London's brightest stars, one of its most popular playwrights and, for thirty years, manager of the most important theater in England, Drury Lane. Yet above all, Cibber was an actor, and this fact governed his life and career. In his plays, he demonstrated a remarkable awareness of the audience in the playhouse, while t.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (264 pages).
ISBN:9780813159041

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