Performing Protest in Cross-Cultural Spaces: Paul Robeson and Othello
When the famous African-American actor and singer Paul Robeson played the lead in Shakespeare’s Othello in London in 1930, tickets were in high demand during the production’s first week. The critical response, however, was less positive, although the reviews unanimously praised his bass-baritone del...
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Language: | English |
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Lodz University Press
2017-06-01
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Series: | Multicultural Shakespeare |
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Online Access: | https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/szekspir/article/view/2276 |