Look to the lady: Sarah Siddons, Ellen Terry, and Judi Dench on the Shakespearean stage

"Look to the Lady examines the careers, talents, and styles of Sarah Siddons, Ellen Terry, and Judi Dench, the three women who were acknowledged, each in her time, as the greatest interpreter of Shakespeare's heroines. In the eighteenth century, Siddons was celebrated for playing Shakespea...

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1. Verfasser: McDonald, Russ 1949- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Athens [u.a.] Univ. of Georgia Press 2005
Schriftenreihe:Georgia Southern University. Jack N. and Addie D. Averitt lecture series 12
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Zusammenfassung:"Look to the Lady examines the careers, talents, and styles of Sarah Siddons, Ellen Terry, and Judi Dench, the three women who were acknowledged, each in her time, as the greatest interpreter of Shakespeare's heroines. In the eighteenth century, Siddons was celebrated for playing Shakespeare's tragic women in a heroic, even "sublime" style. Terry, who reigned over the late-nineteenth-century stage, had a softer, "beautiful" style and is remembered best for her roles in Shakespeare's comedies. Dench, who still performs, has amassed a more varied resume than either of her predecessors. Not only has Dench had the advantages of variety offered by film and television roles, says Russ McDonald, but she may also command a greater artistic range." "McDonald also discerns parallels and distinctions in the approaches of Siddons, Terry, and Dench to the vocation of acting - specifically to Lady Macbeth and other great Shakespearean roles. Look to the Lady also helps us to better understand the place and function of the theater in British national life and what constitutes "great acting" at various historical moments." "Throughout, McDonald blends learned commentary on the history and culture of the stage with entertaining details about the appearance, personality, genealogy, and private life of each actor. Including some rarely seen images and drawing on previously untapped reviews and anecdotes, this is a lively introduction to the burgeoning field of performance criticism."--BOOK JACKET.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XVIII, 172 S. Ill.
ISBN:0820325066

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