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Bernth Lindfors is professor emeritus of English and African literatures, University of Texas at Austin.
Through his thorough mining of a vast array of European archives, Lindfors surpasses all previous studies in recounting the actions of, and wildly contradictory viewpoints towards, this seminal figure ... his absolute mastery of the sources and deep understanding of Aldridge and the period lead to probing insights. THEATRE JOURNAL With Ira Aldridge The Last Years, 1855-1867, Berth Lindfors concludes what will surely remain the definitive biography of the great nineteenth-century African American actor, Ira Aldridge, for many a decade ... Through an exhaustive search of local reviews and commentary he is able not only to follow Aldridge on his travels, but also to provide a wide range of observations on the actor's technique and artistic success. RESEARCH IN AFRICAN LITERATURE Winner of the Theatre Library Association's 2015 George Freedley Award Special Jury PTURE Winner of the Theatre Library Association's 2015 George Freedley Award Special Jury Prize Lindfors's four-volume biography is desti
