David Garrick

The book is dedicated to the life and work of an outstanding English actor, theater figure, playwright and critic David Garrik (1717-1779) The reformer of the stage, the actor was the founder of stage realism in Europe. Garrick contrasted the conventions and schematism of classicism. The book presents the roles of the actor both in Shakespearean tragedies and in the comedies of contemporary playwrights. The book presents the mid -18th century Theater in wide volume, the device of the stage site, the lighting of the stage, the location of the public in the auditorium are considered. The book is written in the genre of "Romanized biography", where accurate facts are combined with psychological portraits and household sketches.
The book is designed for a wide range of lovers of theatrical art.
2nd edition, stereotypical