Outlining a classical 'rhetorical' system, this is the first serious overview of how European actors c.1550-1800 thought about acting.

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Every reader is an actor according to Rosenberg. To prepare the actor-reader for insights, Rosenberg draws on major intepretations of the play worldwide, in the