Ira Aldridge.
The first widely available biography of this important black Victorian-age actor, 'Ira Aldridge: The Early Years, 1807-1833' details the early life and career of this New York-born thespian. Exhaustively researched and accessibly written, this volume covers the first 26 years of the life o...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Woodbridge :
Boydell & Brewer,
2011.
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| Series: | Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora, 48.
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| Summary: | The first widely available biography of this important black Victorian-age actor, 'Ira Aldridge: The Early Years, 1807-1833' details the early life and career of this New York-born thespian. Exhaustively researched and accessibly written, this volume covers the first 26 years of the life of one of the most significant theatrical figures of the nineteenth century. The pattern of his career, its vicissitudes, setbacks and triumphs are seamlessly narrated here; its trajectory emerges with great clarity. |
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| Item Description: | IndexBackcover. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (406 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781580467346 1580467342 |