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Description: Konstantin Stanislavsky transformed theatre in the West and was indisputably one of the twentieth century's greatest innovators. His life and work mark some of the most significant artistic and political milestones of that tumultuous century from the emancipation of the serfs to the Russian Revolution. Little wonder then that his correspondence contains gripping exchanges with the famous and infamous of his day: men such as Tolstoy Chekhov Trotsky and Stalin among others. Laurence Senelick one of the world's foremost scholars of Russian literature mines the Moscow archives and the definitive Russian edition of Stanislavsky's letters to produce the fullest collection of the letters in any language other than Russian. He sheds new light on this fascinating field. Senelick takes us from the earliest extant letter of an eleven - year - old Konstantin in 1874, through his work as actor director and actor trainer with the Moscow Art Theatre to messages written just before his death in 1938 at the age of seventy - five. We discover Stanislavsky as son brother and father as lover and husband as businessman and "internal emigre." He is seen as a wealthy tourist and an impoverished touring actor a privileged subject of the Tsar and a harried victim of the Bolsheviks. Senelick shares key insights into Stanislavsky's work on such important productions as The Seagull The Cherry Orchard Hamlet Othello and The Marriage of Figaro. The letters also reveal the steps that led up to the publication of his writings My Life in Art and An Actor's Work on Himself. This handsome edition is also comprehensively annotated and fully illustrated.
Title: Stanislavsky: A Life In Letters
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415516686
Pages: 656 Pages, 82 Halftones, Black And White
Publication Date: 10/4/2013
Category: Acting Techniques
Description: Konstantin Stanislavsky transformed theatre in the West and was indisputably one of the twentieth century's greatest innovators. His life and work mark some of the most significant artistic and political milestones of that tumultuous century from the emancipation of the serfs to the Russian Revolution. Little wonder then that his correspondence contains gripping exchanges with the famous and infamous of his day: men such as Tolstoy Chekhov Trotsky and Stalin among others. Laurence Senelick one of the world's foremost scholars of Russian literature mines the Moscow archives and the definitive Russian edition of Stanislavsky's letters to produce the fullest collection of the letters in any language other than Russian. He sheds new light on this fascinating field. Senelick takes us from the earliest extant letter of an eleven - year - old Konstantin in 1874, through his work as actor director and actor trainer with the Moscow Art Theatre to messages written just before his death in 1938 at the age of seventy - five. We discover Stanislavsky as son brother and father as lover and husband as businessman and "internal emigre." He is seen as a wealthy tourist and an impoverished touring actor a privileged subject of the Tsar and a harried victim of the Bolsheviks. Senelick shares key insights into Stanislavsky's work on such important productions as The Seagull The Cherry Orchard Hamlet Othello and The Marriage of Figaro. The letters also reveal the steps that led up to the publication of his writings My Life in Art and An Actor's Work on Himself. This handsome edition is also comprehensively annotated and fully illustrated.
Title: Stanislavsky: A Life In Letters
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415516686
Pages: 656 Pages, 82 Halftones, Black And White
Publication Date: 10/4/2013
Category: Acting Techniques
