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The The Stage 3 Volume Set The Stage: Volume 3
Alfred Bunn
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The librettist and theatre manager Alfred Bunn (1796-1860) published these memoirs of his career, giving a view 'both before and behind the curtain', in 1840. He professes not to be fond of autobiographies, is clearly irritated at the not always flattering walk-on role he is given in the memoirs of some of the greatest contemporary performers, and regards this three-volume work as a way of settling a number of scores. His account cannot therefore be said to be unprejudiced, but it is written with a verve which makes it very readable, and - allowing for bias and exaggeration - provides ... Read more
The librettist and theatre manager Alfred Bunn (1796-1860) published these memoirs of his career, giving a view 'both before and behind the curtain', in 1840. He professes not to be fond of autobiographies, is clearly irritated at the not always flattering walk-on role he is given in the memoirs of some of the greatest contemporary performers, and regards this three-volume work as a way of settling a number of scores. His account cannot therefore be said to be unprejudiced, but it is written with a verve which makes it very readable, and - allowing for bias and exaggeration - provides ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781108081665
SKU
V9781108081665
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