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The Wonderful and Surprising History of Sweeney Todd: The Life and Times of an Urban Legend
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by Robert L. Mack
Sales Rank: 324332
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List Price: $29.95
$19.77
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on 6-2-2008.
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 375 pages
Published by: Continuum International Publishing Group December 20, 2007
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0826497918
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0826497918
Book Dimensions:
9.3 x 6.3 x 1.4 inches
Weighs: 1.4 pounds
Martin Rubin, The Los Angeles Times
"There is seemingly nothing on the subject of the tale of Sweeney Todd -- from its roots in reality, to its finding its way into folklore and subsequently literature, and then onto innumerable stages and the screen -- which Robert L. Mack has not explored in "The Wonderful and Surprising History of Sweeney Todd: The Life and Times of an Urban Legend." It is an immensely detailed and far-reaching book that might be considered the last word in program notes to Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's stage musical and its movie version directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp.
You don't only get everything you might ever want to know (and some things you might not!) about Sweeney Todd, but also the benefit of all that wisdom from the great writers invoked by the author in his successful quest to give maximum context to a classic."
Louise Welsh, The Guardian
'[Robert L. Mack's book] will surely become the definitive work on the subject'
Reader Reviews
If you are a Devotee of the legend/story/history/you-name-it of Sweeney Todd you should devour this book. Notice the capital "D". At times Mack gives us just a bit too much info, but then again it's all interesting. Of course, discourses on the general subject of cannibalism are a necessary part of the story. What's nice is that although it was published just before Johnny Depp added his interpretation for the benefit of the public at large, Mack touches on the story behind this latest film production...quoting Sondheim and Depp among others. A must-read starts on page 108 when the classic original story "The String of Pearls" is summarized.
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