The romantic myth of Jean-Gaspard Deburau

Jean-Gaspard Deburau is renowned for being the greatest and most influential mime artist before Marcel Marceau (who himself was influenced by Deburau) in the twentieth century. Such was his standing in the 1830s and 1840s that a veritable myth was created around him, which has persisted ever since (...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nye, E
Format: Journal article
Published: University of Nebraska Press 2015