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Andre Antoine

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Andre Antoine
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jean Chothia
SeriesDirectors in Perspective
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:232
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
ISBN/Barcode 9780521272285
ClassificationsDewey:792.0233092 792/.0233/092
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 29 October 2009
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Andre Antoine, founder of the Theatre Libre in 1887, was one of the initiators of the modern theatre. This full-length study of Antoine's work in English for more than sixty years is notable for its attention to the variousness of Antoine's remarkable career. It explores the power and some of the inherent contradictions of Antoine's stage realism, his creation of a repertory theatre noted for its ensemble playing, and his innovatory work in directing Shakespeare and the French classics. In the final section, Antoine's encounters, c.1918, with the new medium of film are discussed. The book will be of interest to students and teachers of drama, theatre history, film studies and literature, and to the general reader. It includes a chronology of Antoine's productions and theatre career and is generously illustrated with drawings and photographs.