Łódź Celebrates Ira Aldridge (1807–1867), the First Black Shakespeare Tragedian Edited by prof. zw. dr hab. Krystyna Kujawińska Courtney dr Magdalena Cieślak dr Agnieszka Rasmus dr Monika Sosnowska http://dx.doi.org/10.18778/8142-489-9.01 Krystyna Kujawińska Courtney, Monika Sosnowska – University of Łódź British and Commonwealth Studies Department, Faculty of International Studies and Politology 90-131 Łódź, 59a Narutowicza St. Magdalena Cieślak, Agnieszka Rasmus – Univeristy of Łódź, Institute of English Studies, Faculty of Philology, 90-236 Łódź, 171/173 Pomorska St. INITIATING EDITOR Witold Szczęsny PROJECT Beata Chruścicka TYPESETTING AGENT PR © Copyright by Authors, Łódź 2019 © Copyright for this edition by University of Łódź, Łódź 2019 Published by Łódź University Press First edition. W.09092.19.0.I Publisher’s sheets 3,5; printing sheets 10,75 e-ISBN 978-83-8142-489-9 Łódź University Press 90-131 Łódź, 8 Lindleya St. www.wydawnictwo.uni.lodz.pl e-mail:
[email protected] phone (42) 665 58 63 Contents: Part I 1.1. Foreword: Krystyna Kujawińska Courtney _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 07 1.1.1. Ira Aldridge’s Life and Professional Achievements _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 08 1.1.2. Aldridge’s State Funeral in Łódź _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 1.1.3. The Town’s Care of Aldridge’s Tomb _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 1.1.4. The International Symposium _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 1.1.5.