Roman Passions: A History of Pleasure in Imperial Rome

by Ray Laurence

Book Overview

In what may be the most in-depth study yet published of a film star's body of work, Susan Hayward charts the career of Simone Signoret, one of the great Frech actresses of the 20th Century.Signoret- who won an Oscar in 1960 for her performance in Room at the Top- was a key figure in French cinema for 40 years. But it is not so much her longevity that impresses, as it is the quality of work she produced as her career progressed. She started out as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441134859
• ISBN13: 9781441134851
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"