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There are 20 critical essays on Sarah Bernhardt.
Critical Essays on Sarah Bernhardt
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 Critical Essay by Gerda Taranow
21,249 words, approx. 71 pages
 In the following essay, Taranow provides a critical overview of the literary and theatrical influences and historical background of Bernhardt's Hamlet.
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Critical Essay by J. C. Trewin
7,426 words, approx. 25 pages
In the following essay, Trewin discusses London's reaction to Bernhardt and her reaction to the city.
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Critical Essay by James Agate
6,604 words, approx. 22 pages
In the following essay, Agate reflects on Bernhardt's body of work and popular reaction to her.
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Critical Essay by Leigh Woods
6,045 words, approx. 20 pages
In the following essay, Woods analyzes Bernhardt's roles on the American vaudeville stage, contending that her portrayals of complex and conflicted women produced a significant marriage of high and low cultures and allowed Bernhardt to continue performing despite illness and advanced age.
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Critical Essay by Laurence Senelick
5,455 words, approx. 18 pages
In the following essay, Senelick discusses Bernhardt's acceptance by critics and Anton Chekhov's opinion of the actress.'
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Critical Essay by James Agate
5,005 words, approx. 17 pages
In the following essay, Agate offers a critical assessment of Bernhardt's body of work on the occasion of her death.
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Critical Essay by Muriel Bradbrook
4,926 words, approx. 16 pages
In the following essay, Bradbrook examines Bernhardt' s social and artistic standing in Paris during her time.
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Critical Essay by William Dean Howells
2,683 words, approx. 9 pages
In the following essay, Howells offers a negative review of Bernhardt's Hamlet, arguing that a woman in the title role is a perversion of the integrity of the drama.
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Critical Essay by George Bernard Shaw
2,630 words, approx. 9 pages
In the following essay, originally published in 1895, Shaw contrasts performances of Bernhardt with those of Italian actress Eleonora Duse.
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Critical Essay by Frank Harris
2,439 words, approx. 8 pages
In the following essay, Harris eulogizes Bernhardt and provides a personal recollection of her.
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Critical Essay by Max Beerbohm
1,657 words, approx. 6 pages
In the following essay, originally published in 1907, Beerbohm praises the skill with which Bernhardt wrote her Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt, noting, however, that it was typical of Bernhardt to practice all her endeavors with unusual skill and knowledge.
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Critical Essay by Lytton Strachey
1,602 words, approx. 5 pages
In the following essay, originally published in 1923, Strachey comments on Bernhardt's natural genius for acting, noting that she did not necessarily understand either great drama or the craft of theatre, but was instead primarily concerned with her extraordinary ability to create and develop memorable characters.
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Critical Essay by F. G. Bettany
1,464 words, approx. 5 pages
In the following essay, Bettany praises My Double Life: Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt, but adds that the book contributes no new information on Bernhardt' s life.
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Critical Essay by Max Beerbohm
1,308 words, approx. 4 pages
In the following essay, originally published in 1899, Beerbohm finds Bernhardt's Hamlet to be a comic spectacle and takes issue with the French prose translation of the play.
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Critical Essay by Max Beerbohm
1,206 words, approx. 4 pages
In the following essay, originally published in 1904, Beerbohm praises Bernhardt's later work, considering her an important cultural institution in her older age.
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Critical Essay by The Nation
1,197 words, approx. 4 pages
In the following essay, the anonymous reviewer praises Bernhardt's Memories of My Life, noting that it deftly portrays the actress, but adds that the memoir adds little to common knowledge of Bernhardt's life.
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