Date of Award
6-1937
Degree Type
Bachelors Essay
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Department
Literatures, Languages, and Cultures
First Advisor
William M. Lamers
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to present the biography of one of the greatest of the twentieth century actresses, Eleonora Duse, and the art for which she became famous.
By the revealing power of an unobtrusive art, Duse made herself the greatest actress of her day. When the French said she had widened the horizon of her art, they paid tribute to what was something almost reaching the stage of genius, if it was not that.
As an artist she belongs to the world, and the world has placed her among its greatest. But those who knew her only on the theatre's stage, did not know Duse altogether. For her friends said that wonderful as she was then, it was not half as wonderful as knowing her as a friend.
A gifted actress, she was greater as a woman than as an artist.
Recommended Citation
Kleczka, Eleanor, "The Life and Work of Eleanora Duse" (1937). Bachelors’ Theses. 792.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bachelor_essays/792
Comments
A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the School of Speech of Marquette University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Philosophy in Speech, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.