{"product_id":"memoirs-of-the-life-of-charles-macklin-esq-volume-1-principally-compiled-from-his-own-papers-and-memorandums-9781108064668","title":"Memoirs of the Life of Charles Macklin, Esq.: Volume 1: Principally Compiled from His Own Papers and Memorandums","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): James Thomas Kirkman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his own papers and first published in 1799, this two-volume account traces the colourful life of the actor and playwright Charles Macklin (c.1699-1797). His long career serves as the focal point in a history of the eighteenth-century theatre and its most celebrated performers. Hailed for his enduring interpretation of Shakespeare's Shylock, a role he played for some fifty years, Macklin has been credited with the theatre's move towards realism. His life was just as dramatic offstage, marked as it was by a series of controversies and fierce rivalries. In 1735 he was convicted of the manslaughter of a fellow actor in a quarrel over a wig, and in 1775 he successfully pressed charges of conspiracy against theatregoers who had rioted during his performances. Volume 1 covers Macklin's childhood and early career, including his trial for the killing of Thomas Hallam.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47780669423767,"sku":"9781108064668","price":4895.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781108064668.webp?v=1778047063","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/memoirs-of-the-life-of-charles-macklin-esq-volume-1-principally-compiled-from-his-own-papers-and-memorandums-9781108064668","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}