Reviews for Eleonora Duse A Biography

The average rating for Eleonora Duse A Biography based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-11-19 00:00:00 MIKE HECKERT Una biografia talmente dettagliata che da un lato è utile come ripasso di storia del teatro dell'800/ inizi '900, dall'altra risulta a volte un po' pesante anche per gli "addetti ai lavori". Nel complesso una bellissima biografia, lei grande e divina.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-09-07 00:00:00 Hugo Rodrigez Badly written to the point of being drivel. Duse is very important to me (I once spent a year and a half of my life writing a play about her), and I was surprised to see this newish biography and hoped it might have insights to offer. No. Apparently this Sheehy woman grinds things out to a formula, mostly for young adults. I'm shocked to discover that it is possible to write an uninspired and uninspiring biography of such a brilliant and inspiring woman. If you want to know about Duse, skip this and get Eva LeGallienne's book instead. LeGallienne didn't consider herself a writer (and wasn't much of one), but her love for Duse and her understanding of Duse's character made her book powerful. Skip Weaver as well. I'm still waiting for a really good biography. Maybe I'll have to write it myself.