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  • The Incomparable Hester Santlow

    A Dancer-Actress on the Georgian Stage

    par Moira Goff ...
    Collections series Performance in the Long Eighteenth Century: Studies in Theatre, Music, Dance
    In the first full-length study of the English dancer-actress Hester Santlow, Moira Goff focuses on her unusual career at Drury Lane between 1706 and 1733. Goff charts Santlow's repertoire and makes extensive use of archival resources to investigate both her dancing and acting skills. Santlow made a unique contribution to the development of dance on the London stage, through her dancing roles in ... En savoir plus

    $101.68 CAD

  • "The Stage's Glory"

    John Rich (1692–1761)

    par Berta Joncus, Jeremy Barlow, Terry Jenkins, Robert D. Hume, Judith Milhous, David Hunter, Matthew J. Kinservik, Moira Goff, Linda J. Tomko0, Jennifer Thorp1, Donald Burrows2, Olive Baldwin3, Thelma Wilson4, Vanessa L. Rogers5, Fiona Ritchie6, Felicity Nussbaum7, Ana Martínez8, Al Coppola9, Robin Simon0, Marcus Risdell1 ...
    John Rich (1692-1761) was a profoundly influential figure of the eighteenth-century London stage. As producer, manager, and performer, he transformed the urban entertainment market, creating genres and promotional methods still with us today. This volume gives the first comprehensive overview of Rich’s multifaceted career, appreciation of which has suffered from his performing identity as Lun, ... En savoir plus

    $61.49 CAD

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  • Love Letters of Great Men and Women

    par Ursula Doyle (Ed.) ...
    From the private papers of Jane Austen and Mozart to those of Anne Boleyn and Nelson, Love Letters of Great Men and Women collects together some of the most romantic letters in history.For some of these great men, love is a ‘delicious poison’ (William Congreve); for others, ‘a nice soft wife on a sofa with good fire, & books & music’ (Charles Darwin). Love can scorch like the heat of the sun ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD

  • William Hogarth

    A Life and a World

    par Jenny Uglow ...
    William Hogarth is a house-hold name across the country, his prints hang in our pubs and leap out from our history-books. He painted the great and good but also the common people. His art is comically exuberant, 'carried away by a passion for the ridiculous', as Hazlitt said.Jenny Uglow, acclaimed author of Elizabeth Gaskell, Nature's Engraver and In These Times, uncovers the man, but also the ... En savoir plus

    $18.99 CAD

  • The Lodger

    Shakespeare on Silver Street

    par Charles Nicholl ...
    In 1612 Shakespeare gave evidence at the Court of Requests in Westminster – it is the only occasion his spoken words are recorded. The case seems routine – a dispute over an unpaid marriage-dowry – but it opens up an unexpected window into the dramatist’s famously obscure life-story. Charles Nicholl applies a powerful biographical magnifying glass to this fascinating episode in Shakespeare’s life. ... En savoir plus

    $10.99 CAD

  • Aphra Behn: A Secret Life

    par Janet Todd ...
    'Fascinating scholarship. Todd conveys Behn's vivacious character and the mores of the time' New York Times'All women together ought to let flowers fall upon the tomb of Aphra Behn; for it was she who earned them the right to speak their minds,' said Virginia Woolf. Yet that tomb, in Westminster Abbey, records one of the few uncontested facts about this Restoration playwright, poet of the erotic ... En savoir plus

    $13.99 CAD

  • The Prince's Mistress, Perdita

    A Life of Mary Robinson

    par Hester Davenport ...
    Mary Robinson, nicknamed 'Perdita' by the Prince of Wales after her role on the London stage, was a woman in whom showmanship and reckless behaviour contrasted with romantic sensibility and radical thinking. Born in Bristol in 1758, she moved to London with her family at a young age and was trained by Garrick for the theatre. After a royal command performance as Perdita in "The Winter's Tale", she ... En savoir plus

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  • The Gothic Quest - A History of the Gothic Novel

    par Montague Summers ...
    “The Gothic Quest - A History of the Gothic Novel” is a 1938 treatise by Montague Summers on the subject of the Gothic novel, looking at its origins, evolution, and role in contemporary literature. Augustus Montague Summers (1880 – 1948) was an English clergyman and author most famous for his studies on vampires, witches and werewolves—all of which he believed to be very much real. He also wrote ... En savoir plus

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  • Perdita

    The Literary, Theatrical, Scandalous Life of Mary Robinson

    par Paula Byrne ...
    This thoroughly engaging and richly researched book presents a compelling portrait of Mary Robinson–darling of the London stage, mistress to the most powerful men in England, feminist thinker, and bestselling author, described by Samuel Taylor Coleridge as “a woman of undoubted genius.”One of the most flamboyant free spirits of the late eighteenth century, Mary Robinson led a life that was marked ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $7.99 CAD Maintenant $6.99 CAD

  • The Lodger Shakespeare

    His Life on Silver Street

    par Charles Nicholl ...
    In 1612, Shakespeare gave evidence in a court case at Westminster-and it is the only occasion on which his actual spoken words were recorded. In The Lodger Shakespeare, Charles Nicholl applies a powerful biographical magnifying glass to this fascinating but little-known episode in the Bard's life. Drawing on evidence from a wide variety of sources, Nicholl creates a compellingly detailed account ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $18.99 CAD Maintenant $6.99 CAD

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  • The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde

    par Oscar Wilde ...
    Wit, beauty, and brilliance — the timeless voice of Oscar Wilde. Oscar Wilde, one of the most dazzling figures of the late 19th century, is celebrated for his sharp wit, sparkling dialogue, and piercing social commentary. The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde gathers his plays, poems, short stories, essays, and his only novel into one definitive collection — a treasury of genius that continues to ... En savoir plus

    $1.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Samuel Johnson

    A Life

    par David Nokes ...
    A modern biography of Samuel Johnson that will serve as the definitive work on the legendary British man of lettersIn this groundbreaking portrait of Samuel Johnson, David Nokes positions the great thinker in his rightful place as an active force in the Enlightenment, not a mere recorder or performer, and demonstrates how his interaction with life impacted his work. This is the story of how ... En savoir plus

    $17.59 CAD