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My Double Life: The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt
My Double Life is the autobiography of the French actress Sarah Bernhardt, who was internationally famed during her lifetime and afterwards as one of the classical theater's all-time greatest stars. Bernhardt's memoirs are composed with a novelist's (or actress's) sense of artistry and suspense that leaves no doubt of the charisma for which she was famed in her "doubl...more
Paperback, 345 pages
Published
February 28th 1999
by State University of New York Press
(first published 1907)
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Having recently read "Unsuspecting Souls", a philosophical history of the 19th century, I was intrigued by a reference there to Sarah Bernhard, the most famous stage actress of the time, and her autobiography. So, just for fun, I downloaded it to my Kindle app on my iPhone for those times in a waiting room, on a subway, etc. where I wouldn't have my larger Kindle device.
I would not call it a great book, but it is a fascinating look into a life of glamour and fame in a centu...more
I would not call it a great book, but it is a fascinating look into a life of glamour and fame in a centu...more
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A well-translated, touching, and frequently bombastic autobiography that I couldn't put down. Sarah Bernhardt self-aggrandizes with the kind of panache that one would expect from the great stage actress, but always does so with a sense of self-parody and never at the expense of others.
As an actress, I found myself identifying with Sarah a lot throughout the book, particularly in her formative years. I particularly found interesting her equation of religion with theatre, and how one sta...more
As an actress, I found myself identifying with Sarah a lot throughout the book, particularly in her formative years. I particularly found interesting her equation of religion with theatre, and how one sta...more
While La Bernhardt's inability to stick to the truth is legendery, these memoirs are a fascinating look into a world long gone - and a Paris that continues to fascinate generation after generation. There are more...literal...biographies available, but The Divine Sarah's imagination and over-the-top descriptions make this a valuable and entertaining read.
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Sarah Bernhardt (October 22, 1844 – March 26, 1923) was a legendary French stage and early film actress, and has been referred to as "the most famous actress the world has ever known". Bernhardt made her fame on the stages of Europe in the 1870s, and was soon in demand in Europe and the Americas. She developed a reputation as a serious dramatic actress, earning the nickname "The Div...more
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