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Memoirs of the Life of Charles Macklin, Esq.: Volume 1: Principally Compiled from His Own Papers and Memorandums

Memoirs of the Life of Charles Macklin, Esq.: Volume 1: Principally Compiled from His Own Papers and Memorandums

Kirkman, James Thomas

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies

Biographies GeneralFiction AnthologiesGeneral Law

ISBN10: 1108064663
ISBN13: 9781108064668
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Sep 19 2013
Pages: 500
Weight: 1.39
Height: 1.11 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
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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