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Acting Theory and the English Stage, 1700-1830 Volume 5

By Lisa Zunshine
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Acting Theory and the English Stage, 1700-1830 Volume 5 explores the rich landscape of eighteenth-century acting manuals, focusing on elocution, gesture, and the pursuit of naturalness. This volume brings together rare, hard-to-find treatises, offering valuable insights into the era's stagecraft and its cultural imagination.
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This volume is ideal for cultural historians, theatre scholars, and anyone interested in the history of performance and eighteenth-century English stage practices.

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During the eighteenth century, treatises on the science of elocution, gesture and naturalness abounded

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During the eighteenth century, treatises on the science of elocution, gesture and naturalness abounded. Acting Theory and the English Stage, 1700-1830 Volume 5 draws together a representative selection of the most difficult-to-access texts from the period. It helps cultural historians to examine the place of stagecraft in the eighteenth-century imagination.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138750043

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 November 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 453g

Pages: 414

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