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Published in 1827, this two-volume work by the playwright and biographer James Boaden (1762–1839) is a sprightly portrayal of the acclaimed actress Sarah Siddons (1755–1831). Closely collaborating with his subject, Boaden (whose memoir of Dorothy Jordan is also reissued in this series) was able to establish himself as an authoritative biographer, preferred over others for his intellect and wealth of anecdotes from a lifetime spent within the theatrical world. Arguably the greatest tragic actress of her age, Siddons broke new ground in the reactions she provoked in audiences and in the social legitimisation of the English stage. Containing vivid descriptions of performances, this work details the acting style of Siddons and the inner workings of the theatrical community. Volume 1 covers her career up to her triumphant return to Drury Lane in 1782. Volume 2 covers her most illustrious period, including royal patronage in the mid-1780s, her celebrated Lady Macbeth and her retirement in 1812. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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The change in geological understanding is also pretty interesting, particularly the descriptions of rhyolite. Rhyolite is a high-silica extrusive igneous rock, which forms a very viscous lava but which also erupts explosively, as tiny fragments. If the fragments are cool when they settle out of the air, the result is often called “volcanic ash”; a misnomer since nothing was burned. If they were still red-hot, they can fuse together to form “ignimbrite”, or “welded tuff”. Thus, a single eruptive layer can result in material that is so soft it can be powdered by hand pressure grading continuously to hard, glassy rock that rings like a bell when you hit it with a rock hammer. This issue is further complicated because ash-fall tuff can become cemented by sedimentary processes, just like sandstone, and thus result in a reasonably solid rock. This wasn’t understood in 1923, and the authors (William Emmons and Esper Lawson) assume all the competent rhyolite they encountered resulted from lava flows rather than ignimbrite deposition. The clues were there; the eruptions of Mt. Pelee in 1902 and Lassen Peak in 1915 had produced ignimbrites but on a much smaller scale than the ones around Creede and the dots weren’t connected until the 1960s.
Unfortunately this reprint is missing the geologic map included in the original, which makes it difficult to compare changes in rock unit names. Interesting for the geological history, nevertheless. ( )