Inter et Inter: A Report on the Metamorphosis of an Actress

In 1847, Johanne Luise Heiberg, a thirty-year old Danish actress and friend of Søren Kierkegaard, performed the role of Juliet in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in the Copenhagen theatre. She had played Juliet once before, aged 16, and it was this first performance which helped to launch her prestig...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: ISOBEL BOWDITCH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Windsor 2009-05-01
Series:PhaenEx: Journal of Existential and Phenomenological Theory and Culture
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Online Access:https://phaenex.uwindsor.ca/index.php/phaenex/article/view/611