Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Ira Aldridge: The Early Years, 1807-1833ISBN13:9781580463812ISBN10:1580463819Author:Lindfors, Bernth (Author)Description:Ira Aldridge: The Early Years, 1807-1833 Chronicles The Rise Of One Of The Modern World's First Black Classical Actors, As He Ascended From An Impoverished Childhood In New York City To A Career As A Celebrated Thespian On The British Stage After A Successful Debut In London In 1825, Aldridge Began Touring The British Provinces, Billing Himself Grandiloquently As The African Roscius, And Attracting Crowds With His Powerful Presence And Style He Received Accolades Not Only As A Tragedian In Classic Roles Such As Othello And Oroonoko But Also As A Comic Actor In Popular Farces And Musicals In 1833, When A Bill To Abolish Slavery Was Being Debated In Parliament, He Was Called Back To London To Perform At One Of The City's Most Prestigious Theaters, Where His Appearance, Now Under His Own Name But Also Billed As A Native Of Senegal, Created A Great Deal Of Controversy In Dealing With Aldridge's Emergence As A Professional Actor In The United Kingdom, Lindfors Here Records In Detail The Ups And Downs Of His Itinerant Existence In A World Where No Theatergoer Had Ever Seen Anyone Like Him On Stage Before Aldridge Was Genuinely A Unique Phenomenon In Britain At A Pivotal Point In History Bernth Lindfors Is Professor Emeritus Of English And African Literatures, University Of Texas At Austin, And Editor Of Ira Aldridge: The African Roscius (University Of Rochester Press, 2007) Binding:Hardcover, HardcoverPublisher:UNIV OF ROCHESTER PRPublication Date:2011-10-30Weight:1.7 lbsDimensions:1.3'' H x 9.2'' L x 6.4'' WNumber of Pages:402Language:English
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Item Length: 9.5in
Item Height: 1.2in
Item Width: 6.3in
Author: Bernth Lindfors
Publication Name: Ira Aldridge : the Early Years, 1807-1833
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: University of Rochester Medical Press
Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Ser.
Publication Year: 2011
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 0 Oz
Number of Pages: 402 Pages
