Overview

This volume is the outcome of the Ira Aldridge Symposium, which the British and Commonwealth Studies Department, University of Łódź (Poland), organized to celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of the birth of this great Afro-American Shakespearean actor (1807-1867). The collection provides invaluable insight into Aldridge’s contribution to abolitionist debates raging in mid-nineteenth century in the United States and England. Moreover, it discusses his reception among varied audiences in European countries, such as Germany, Poland, Russia and the Austrian Empire. Last but not least, Aldridge’s traces and echoes in modern times are investigated.

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Author:   Maria Lukowska ,  Krystyna Kujawinska-Courtney
Publisher:   Peter Lang AG
Imprint:   Peter Lang AG
Edition:   New edition
Weight:   0.230kg
ISBN:  

9783631577349

ISBN 10:   3631577346
Pages:   162
Publication Date:   27 July 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Sandra L. Richards: Preface – Krystyna Kujawińska Courtney/Maria Łukowska: Introduction – Bernth Lindfors: The Lives of Ira Aldridge – Krystyna Kujawińska Courtney: Ira Aldridge (1807-1867): From «Playing the African Prince» to Becoming the Great Interpreter of the Ever-Living Shakespeare» – Baron Kelly: Ira Aldridge: Prophet of Protest – Keith Byerman: Creating the Black Hero: Ira Aldridge’s the Black Doctor – Katarzyna Kwapisz Williams/Evan Williams: Ira Aldridge, Multiculturalism and the Theatre of Mid-Nineteenth-Century Wrocław – Olga Mastela: Ira Aldridge in Cracow (1854-1858): A Difficult Reception – Łukasz Romanowski: Ira Aldridge - Lodzermensch – Agata Dąbrowska: In the Defense of «Otherness»: Ira Aldridge as Shylock in Poland from 1853-1867 – Ruth Cowhig: Ira Aldridge in Manchester and the Background of Blacks in England – Joanna Sadowska: The Polish Cause and Ira Aldridge in Maciej Karpiński’s Othello Dies – Remigiusz Caban: Ira Aldridge - the Legend and Contemporary Hero: Writing a Play about the Great Actor’s Visit to Łódź – Maria Łukowska: Contemporary Knowledge of Ira Aldridge among Łódź Tertiary School Students of Culture and Film Studies: a Survey of the Academic Year 2006/2007.

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The Editors: Krystyna Kujawińska Courtney, Head of the British and Commonwealth Studies Department, University of Łódź (Poland), is author of several monographs. Shakespeare is her main field of academic research, though she is also interested in literary critical theory, especially cultural and gender studies. Maria A. Łukowska is an adjunct at the British and Commonwealth Studies at the University of Łódź. She has authored several essays and monographs. Her interests focus on cultural anthropology.

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