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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    05 October 2014
    05 September 2013
    ISBN:
    9781107300330
    9781108065030
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107300330
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    Dimensions:
    (297 x 210 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    1.75kg, 742 Pages
    • Subjects:
    British Theatre, English Literature: General Interest, Drama, Theatre, Performance Studies
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
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    Subjects:
    British Theatre, English Literature: General Interest, Drama, Theatre, Performance Studies
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    Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
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    David Garrick (1717–79) is synonymous with the golden age of English theatre. Widely acclaimed as an actor, he went on to become a shrewd theatre manager at Drury Lane. His years in charge of the Theatre Royal ensured its dramatic ascendancy and burnished his own considerable celebrity. These letters, first published in 1831, reveal Garrick's gregarious nature and shed light on his many friendships with leading ladies, fellow actors, contemporary playwrights, and members of high society. His love of Shakespeare's work is also evident, highlighting Garrick's pivotal role in ensuring the plays became established in the national consciousness. This two-volume collection was edited by James Boaden (1762–1839), who published several theatrical biographies (also reissued in this series). Containing correspondence for the period 1736–74, Volume 1 also includes a biographical account that traces the progress of Garrick's theatrical career.

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