I Was Cleopatra
«. . . a poignant coming-of-age tale that explores the complexities of youth and gender performance. . . . A thought-provoking work that will encourage readers to learn more about the world of Elizabethan theater.»
Kirkus Reviews
In Shakespeare’s time, women were not allowed to appear on stage, and so female parts were played by boy actors. In I Was Cleopatra, readers meet John Rice — perhaps the most beautiful and acclaimed boy actor of them all. Les mer
The story follows John from the age of thirteen, when he leaves his family in Reading to join the King’s Men theater troupe in London as an apprentice boy actor. Over the course of the next few years, John eagerly hones the acting skills necessary to portray female roles. He memorizes lines, reads all the plays he can get his hands on, and works on imitating female gestures and mannerisms. He becomes a friend, and eventually a lover, of Alexander, a boy actor who is getting too old to play female roles. And he works closely with Shakespeare himself, who coaches him through the roles of Lady Macbeth and Cleopatra, among others.
But around the time he turns sixteen, John starts to worry about inevitably becoming too old to convincingly portray women onstage, which leads to some unsettling choices.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781773060224
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 19 x 13 cm
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«. . . a poignant coming-of-age tale that explores the complexities of youth and gender performance. . . . A thought-provoking work that will encourage readers to learn more about the world of Elizabethan theater.»
Kirkus Reviews
«An impeccably researched and precisely told foray into the days of Shakespeare.»
Booklist
«Abrams’s discussion of gender fluidity and sexuality are among the novel’s most intriguing aspects.»
Publisher's Weekly
«In this fictional memoir of John Rice, an Elizabethan child actor, readers are given a glimpse into what life was like as he honed his stagecraft.»
Literacy Daily
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