Memoirs of the Life of Charles Macklin, Esq.: Volume 1 : Principally Compiled from his Own Papers and Memorandums Paperback / softback
by James Thomas Kirkman
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies series
Paperback / softback
Description
Drawing on his own papers and first published in 1799, this two-volume account traces the colourful life of the actor and playwright Charles Macklin (c.1699-1797).
His long career serves as the focal point in a history of the eighteenth-century theatre and its most celebrated performers.
Hailed for his enduring interpretation of Shakespeare's Shylock, a role he played for some fifty years, Macklin has been credited with the theatre's move towards realism.
His life was just as dramatic offstage, marked as it was by a series of controversies and fierce rivalries.
In 1735 he was convicted of the manslaughter of a fellow actor in a quarrel over a wig, and in 1775 he successfully pressed charges of conspiracy against theatregoers who had rioted during his performances.
Volume 1 covers Macklin's childhood and early career, including his trial for the killing of Thomas Hallam.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:500 pages, 1 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:19/09/2013
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- ISBN:9781108064668
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:500 pages, 1 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:19/09/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108064668
