This is a book for theatre-lovers, written for anyone who shares the author's curiosity about the art of acting and about theatre past and present. Three sections cover from the Elizabethan period to the 20th century.
The French-language adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello by Jean-François Ducis was first performed in Paris in 1792. This book is a critical edition, with introduction, notes and bibliography, and the original text of the play, all in French.
Ourika is the story of an African girl growing up in France: based on a true story, it was a runaway bestseller following its first publication in Paris in 1823. This is a corrected and updated reprint of the 1998 second edition of this text.