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David Roberts

Charles Gildon's the Life of MR Thomas Betterton, the Late Eminent Tragedian - An Annotated Edition, Including Betterton's the Amorous Widow

English · Hardback

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Description

Roberts reveals how Gildon's fusion of biographical study with neoclassical aesthetics and theatrical theory makes The Life an essential text for understanding early eighteenth-century performance.

List of contents

Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations for Frequently Cited Sources

Introduction: Gildon Rehabilitated?
Thomas Betterton and The Amorous Widow
Note on the Text

The Life of Mr Thomas Betterton
The Amorous Widow

Appendix: Preface to the 1706 Edition
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Edited by David Roberts

Product details

Assisted by	David Roberts (Editor)
Publisher	Boydell & Brewer

Languages	English
Product format	Hardback
Released	29.04.2025

EAN	9781843847434
ISBN	978-1-84384-743-4
No. of pages	268
Dimensions	156 mm x 234 mm x 16 mm
Weight	553 g
Subjects	Fiction > Poetry, drama Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet

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