Apostles of Silence The Modern French Mimes
Rutherford NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1997.
First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. Item #16783
ISBN: 0838631967
Light wear; Dust Jacket 1/2" tear with small chip and crease, light rubbing, light wear. Crisp hardcover. ; "The ancient mime tradition had so dissipated by the turn of the century, that it appeared an exhausted art. The last fifty years have witnessed a worldwide resurgence of the form. The apostles of silence - Etienne Decroux, Jean-Louis Barrault, Marcel Marceau, and Jacques Lecoq - are responsible for this renaissance of mime in the twentieth century. These four Frenchmen are descendants of a long and venerable tradition, yet each believes he has created a new approach to the art and seeks to distinguish his work from the mime of other eras. This work analyzes their individual contributions toward defining a new mime aesthetic." - Introduction. ; 212 pages.
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