Tragic muse : Rachel of the Comédie-Française /
Rachel Felix (1821-58), the homely daughter of poor Jewish peddlers, was the first stage actress to achieve international stardom - and the last person one would have expected to resurrect the cultural patrimony of France. Yet her passionate, startling performances of the works of Racine and Corneil...
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Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
1993.
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Edition: | First edition. |
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