An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber

An Apology for the Life of Mr. Colley Cibber
Author: Colley Cibber
Publisher:
Total Pages: 476
Release: 1889
Genre: Actors
ISBN:

Contains the best account of the theatre of his day and is an invaluable study of the art of acting as it was practiced by his contemporaries.

Pictures and Tears

Pictures and Tears
Author: James Elkins
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2005-08-02
Genre: Art
ISBN: 113595013X

This deeply personal account of emotion and vulnerability draws upon anecdotes related to individual works of art to present a chronicle of how people have shown emotion before works of art in the past.

Household Politics

Household Politics
Author: Don Herzog
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2013-04-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0300180780

Contends that, though early modern English canonical sources and sermons often urge the subordination of women, this was not indicative of public life, and that husbands, wives and servants often struggled over authority in the household.

Dramatic Technique

Dramatic Technique
Author: George Pierce Baker
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-27
Genre:
ISBN: 9781016125451

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Female Thermometer

The Female Thermometer
Author: Terry Castle
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 289
Release: 1995
Genre: English literature
ISBN: 019508098X

A collection of the author's essays on the history and development of female identity from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. Throughout the book are woven themes which are constant in Castle's work: fantasy, hallucination, travesty, transgression and sexual ambiguity.