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Speaking in Shakespeare's Voice: A Guide for American Actors
Contributor(s): Gates, Linda (Author)
ISBN: 0810139901     ISBN-13: 9780810139909
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
OUR PRICE:   $23.70  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Theater - Stagecraft & Scenography
- Performing Arts | Acting & Auditioning
Dewey: 792.028
LCCN: 2018060498
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.9" (0.65 lbs) 248 pages
 
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Speaking in Shakespeare's Voice: A Guide for American Actors is a book for undergraduate and graduate students of acting as well as for the professional who would like to perform Shakespeare with the skill of a classical actor. It is also valuable for European actors interested in performing Shakespeare in American English and British actors who would like to explore Shakespeare from an American perspective.

This guide focuses on the technical elements of voice and speech, including breathing, resonance, and diction, as well as providing an introduction to verse speaking and scansion and to Shakespeare's rhetorical devices, such as antithesis, alliteration, onomatopoeia, irony, metaphor, and wordplay. These topics are annotated with examples from Shakespeare's plays to demonstrate how an actor can apply the lessons to actual performance. The book also explores the history of Shakespearean performance in the United States and provides guidance on current editions of Shakespeare's text from the Folio to online Open Source Shakespeare. A helpful appendix offers examples of two-person scenes and contextualized monologues.