Tragic Muse: Rachel of the Comédie-Française

by Rachel M. Brownstein

Book Overview

The great nineteenth-century tragedienne known simply as Rachel was the first dramatic actress to achieve international fame. Composing her own persona with the same brilliance and passion she demonstrated on stage, she virtually invented the role of "star." Rumors of her extravagant life offstage delighted the audiences who flocked to theaters in Boston and Paris, London and Moscow, to see her perform in the tragedies of Racine and Corneille. In...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822315718
• ISBN13: 9780822315711
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"