{"product_id":"charles-macklin-and-the-theatres-of-london-paperback","title":"Charles Macklin and the Theatres of London - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Newman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid O'Shaughnessy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Macklin (1699?-1797) was one of the most important figures in the eighteenth-century theatre. Born in Ireland, he began acting in London in around 1725 and gave his final performance in 1789 - no other actor can claim to have acted across seven decades of the century, from the reign of George I to the Regency Crisis of 1788. He is credited alongside Garrick with the development of the natural school of acting and gave a famous performance of Shylock that gave George II nightmares. As a dramatist, he wrote one of the great comic pieces of the mid-century (\u003ci\u003eLove ? la Mode\u003c\/i\u003e, 1759), as well as the only play of the century to be twice refused a performance licence (\u003ci\u003eThe Man of the World\u003c\/i\u003e, 1781). He opened an experimental coffeehouse in Covent Garden, he advocated energetically for actors' rights and copyright reform for dramatists, and he successfully sued theatre rioters. In short, he had an astonishingly varied career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith essays by leading experts on eighteenth-century culture, this volume provides a sustained critical examination of his career, illuminating many aspects of eighteenth-century theatrical culture and of the European Enlightenment, and explores the scholarly benefit - and thrill - of restaging Macklin's work in the twenty-first century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan Newman is Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid O'Shaughnessy is Professor in the School of English and Creative Arts at NUI Galway.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9.18 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47456827801778,"sku":"9781800856912","price":116.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/bfc93f4594428c02316349e73f6c8d16.webp?v=1778872395","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/charles-macklin-and-the-theatres-of-london-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}