This book examines the careers of three performers whose
professional lives together spanned the period from the late
eighteenth to the late nineteenth centuries, from the heyday of
neo-Classicism to the coming of Realism. While the individual
essays concentrate on the specific work of Siddons, Rachel and
Ristori, a wide-ranging introduction relates their collective
achievement to social and cultural change. All three rejuvenated a
national repertoire and experimented with new forms of dramatic
literature, achieving fame far beyond the boundaries of their own
country. As they redefined the nature of tragic experience, as
strong and independent women, they contributed greatly to changing
concepts of gender and sexuality. Vivid reconstructions of their
interpretations and unique accounts of theatrical conditions place
the art of three very different but pivotal figures in context.
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