Speak Well of Me: The Authorised Biography of Sir Ronald Harwood
Autor W. Sydney Robinsonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 oct 2021
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781350254305
ISBN-10: 1350254304
Pagini: 208
Ilustrații: 35 bw illus
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Ediția:2
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Methuen Drama
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1350254304
Pagini: 208
Ilustrații: 35 bw illus
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Ediția:2
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Methuen Drama
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Caracteristici
First paperback release of the biography, following Sir Ronald's death in September 2020, and featuring a new introduction and tributes from Lady Antonia Fraser, Sir Tom Courtenay, Sir Antony Sher, Gyles Brandreth and associates
Notă biografică
W. Sydney Robinson is the author of Muckraker: The Scandalous Life and Times of W. T. Stead, Britain's First Investigative Journalist (2012), which was awarded the 'Political Biography of the Year' prize at the 2013 Total Politics Book Awards. He has also written The Last Victorians: A Daring Reassessment of Four Twentieth Century Eccentrics (2014) and Historic Affairs: The Muses of Sir Arthur Bryant (2021).
Cuprins
IntroductionPrologueAct One: WALKING THE BOARDS1.) A Man from the Colonies2.) Uncle Lionel3.) 'Clean My Boots!'Act Two: A STAR IS BORN4.) Early Magic5.) 'Mine for the Asking'Act Three: BEYOND OLYMPIA6.) Show Business7.) Man of LettersINTERVAL8.) The Good CompanionAct Four: SARTOR RESARTUS: The Tailor Retailored9.) The Dresser10.) With the GreatsAct Five: AUTUMN TRIUMPH11.) The Pianist12.) Arise, Sir RonaldCURTAIN CALL13.) At HomeAcknowledgementsMajor Works By Ronald HarwoodEndnotesIndex
Recenzii
Ronald Harwood is a highly intelligent dramatist who handles important themes with a powerful theatrical skill. Furthermore he possesses an ability to tell stories, by which I mean his sense of narrative binds his skills to produce a compelling stage battle. I envy his abilities.