Kathleen Riley

Nigel Hawthorne on Stage
This book is the authorised and fully documented history of the late Sir Nigel Hawthorne’s fifty-year career in the theatre. It presents an appraisal of post-war theatre by focusing on the personal journey of one of Britain’s finest and most respected actors. Sir Nigel gave his ...
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The Reception and Performance of Euripides’ Herakles
Euripides’ Herakles, which tells the story of the hero’s sudden descent into filicidal madness, is one of the least familiar and least performed plays in the Greek tragic canon. Kathleen Riley explores its reception and performance history from the fifth century BC to AD 2006. ...
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The Astaires
Included in: – Jonathan Yardley’s Best Books of 2012 (Washington Post) – Wall Street Journal Best Non-Fiction 2012 ‘There is this beautiful book The Astaires by Kathleen Riley about Fred and Adele. It’s so well written and very accurate about their lives. It’s a m ...
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Dionysus Since 69
Edited by Edith Hall, Fiona Macintosh, and Amanda Wrigley Greek tragedy is currently being performed more frequently than at any time since classical antiquity. This book is the first to address the fundamental question, why has there been so much Greek tragedy in the theatres, opera house ...
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The Ancient Dancer in the Modern World
Edited by Fiona Macintosh When the eighteenth-century choreographer Jean-Georges Noverre sought to develop what is now known as modern ballet, he turned to ancient pantomime as his source of inspiration; and when Isadora Duncan and her contemporaries looked for alternatives to the strictur ...
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Oscar Wilde and Classical Antiquity
Edited by Kathleen Riley, Alastair J. L. Blanshard, and Iarla Manny Few authors of the Victorian period were as immersed in classical learning as Oscar Wilde. Although famous now and during his lifetime as a wit, aesthete, and master epigrammist, Wilde distinguished himself early on as a t ...
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Biography

KATHLEEN RILEY is an independent scholar and writer. Born in Sydney, Australia, she received first-class honours in Latin and the University Convocation Medal from the University of Sydney and a Master of Studies (M.St.) and Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil.) in Classics from the University of Oxford. From 2006 to 2009 she held a British Academy […] IWEBIX Webdesign

The Astaires

Included in: – Jonathan Yardley’s Best Books of 2012 (Washington Post) – Wall Street Journal Best Non-Fiction 2012 ‘There is this beautiful book The Astaires by Kathleen Riley about Fred and Adele. It’s so well written and very accurate about their lives. It’s a magnificent book about the trials and tribulations of show business.’ – Tony Bennett […]

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