IRA Aldridge: The African Roscius

by Bernth Lindfors

Book Overview

Diverse essays on the life and career of one of the greatest tragic actors of the nineteenth century.

Ira Aldridge -- a black New Yorker -- was one of nineteenth-century Europe's greatest actors. He performed abroad for forty-three years, winning more awards, honors, and official decorations than any of his professional peers. Billed as the "African Roscius," Aldridge developed a repertoire initially consisting of Shakespeare's Othello, melodramas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580463746
• ISBN13: 9781580463744
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"