Acting Shakespeare Contributor(s): Joseph, Bertram Leon (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138792691 ISBN-13: 9781138792692 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $178.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare |
Dewey: 822.330 |
Series: Routledge Library Editions: Shakespeare in Performance |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 226 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: How did the actors for whom Shakespeare wrote his plays make his characters come to life, how did they convey his words? Can modern directors, actors, and even library readers of Shakespeare learn from them? Creating character and making the Elizabethan playwright's poetry compelling for the audience is a problem which has seldom been resolved in modern times. This book demonstrates the hard course a modern actor must follow to make real and truthful the words he speaks, and the action and emotion underlying them. With examples and simple exercises, this book helps with the preparation for the great task - providing the actor with a combination that unlocks the Bard's English. Starting with how theatrical speech was understood in Renaissance England, it looks at figures of speech, the powers of persuasion, and the passion and rhythm inherent in the language. |