On acting / Laurence Olivier
1986, First Edition. London : George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Item #341959
ISBN: 0297788647
Physical description; x, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Illustrations on lining papers. Includes index. Contents; List of illustrations -- Prologue -- Part One: Before the curtain. 1.Beginnings -- 2.Lessons from the past -- Part Two: The Great Shakespearean roles. 3.Hamlet -- 4.Henry V -- 5.Macbeth -- 6.Richard III -- 7.King Lear -- 8.Othello -- 9.Antony and Cleopatra -- 10.The Merchant of Venice -- Part Three: Contemporary influences. 11.Knights of the theatre -- 12.Breakthrough -- 13.Colossus of the drama -- Part Four: The Silver Screen. 14.Early Hollywood -- 15.Shakespeare on film -- 16.In front of the camera -- Part Five. Reflections. 17.On Acting -- Epilogue: letter to a young actress -- List of performances -- Index. Subjects; Olivier, Laurence (1907-1989). Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) Stage history. Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) Stage history. Acting. Actors. Acting & art of the stage, English History and criticism. Actors Great Britain ; Biography. Acting. Great Britain Theatre Olivier, Laurence Olivier Baron, (1907-) Biographies. Acting. Genres; Autobiography. Biographies. Illustrated.
Price: €25.00