The Shakespeare Riots; Revenge, Drama, and Death in Nineteenth-Century America
by Cliff, Nigel
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- ISBN 10
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About This Item
New York: Random House 978-0-345-48694-3 [978-0-345-48694-3] 2007. (Hardcover) 312pp. Very good plus in fine dust jacket. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. The spine is lightly edgeworn at the top and bottom. "This is an impressive and ambitious debut - about a time when Shakespeare really mattered. Nigel Cliff skillfully narrates an extraordinary episode in Anglo-American history: the struggle between two great Shakespearean actors - one British, one American - that led to rioting and bloodshed in the streets of New York City" - James Shapiro. Book about Edwin Forrest & William Charles Macready. Time Period 19th Century. Locale: New York City. (History--United States, Actors, Drama, History--United States, Riots, Shakespeare, Theater).
Synopsis
Nigel Cliff was educated at Oxford University, where he was awarded a double First in English and the Beddington Prize for English literature. He is a former theater and film critic for the London Times and a contributor to The Economist . This is his first book.
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- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 153887
- Title
- The Shakespeare Riots; Revenge, Drama, and Death in Nineteenth-Century America
- Author
- Cliff, Nigel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0345486943
- ISBN 13
- 9780345486943
- Publisher
- Random House 978-0-345-48694-3
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- April 17, 2007
- Keywords
- History--United States, Actors, Drama, History--United States, Riots, Shakespeare, Theater
- Bookseller catalogs
- AMERICAN HISTORY;
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