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Ira Aldridge on the Stage (An Anthology)
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Product Details
Author:
Gregory Vargo
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
320
Publisher:
Edinburgh University Press (January 31, 2027)
Imprint:
Edinburgh University Press
Release Date:
January 31, 2027
Language:
English
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13:
9781399556927
ISBN-10:
1399556924
Weight:
16oz
Dimensions:
6.14" x 9.21"
File:
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Folder:
TWO RIVERS
List Price:
$29.95
Country of Origin:
United States
Pub Discount:
65
Series:
Edinburgh Critical Editions of Nineteenth-Century Texts
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$23.06
Publisher Identifier:
P-PER
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Overview
How does theatre history change when viewed through the life of Ira Aldridge, the first Black star of the British stage? Collating an anthology of plays in which Aldridge frequently performed, this volume proposes Aldridge’s career intervened in British and US debates about slavery and racial equality while reshaping the conventions of British theatre. Aldridge’s repertoire offers readers a way to engage with a long history of racial representation; the anthology ranges from 1721 to 1846 and includes a variety of genres, namely a tragedy, a proto-minstrel burletta, melodramas, and a minstrel play. As Aldridge was limited to a narrow range of roles, his career is uniquely accessible for study. At the same time, the introduction stresses how Aldridge pushed against the boundaries a white culture industry imposed, even as he drastically re-envisioned longstanding portions of the repertoire.
