A Strange Eventful History: The Dramatic Lives of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving, and Their Remarkable Families
Holroyd, Michael
ISBN 10: 0374270805 ISBN 13: 9780374270803
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009
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A dual portrait of the creative lives and families of theatrical icon Ellen Terry and actor-manager Henry Irving explores the pivotal ways in which they shaped and influenced the arts, covering such topics as their creation of a cathedral of the arts in London's Lyceum Theatre, their reinvention of Shakespeare for period audiences, and the ways in which their children struggled to escape the their parents' fame.
About the Author:
Knighted for his services to literature, Michael Holroyd is the author of acclaimed biographies of George Bernard Shaw, the painter Augustus John, and Lytton Strachey, as well as two memoirs. He is the president of the Royal Society of Literature and the only nonfiction writer to have been awarded the David Cohen British Literature Prize. He lives in London with his wife, the novelist Margaret Drabble.
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Title: A Strange Eventful History: The Dramatic ...
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good