Eleonora Duse
The life of the legendary Italian actress Eleonora Duse (1859-1924) is recounted in this biography, which stresses her magnetism: when she died, 20,000 mourners lined the streets as her funeral procession passed. The author draws on letters and press accounts as well as the standard sources to present a woman more at home on the stage than in real life. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003.

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