| Description |
xii, 355 pages ; 25 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
[Methuen drama] |
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Methuen drama
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgements ix -- -- Preface xi -- -- Part 1: Foundation Craft -- Foundation Craft 3 -- The Body 15 -- The State of Readiness 23 -- Breath 30 -- Support 36 -- Freeing the Voice 40 -- Placing the Free Voice 46 -- Consolidation 50 -- Deepening the Work 53 -- Range and Resonance 55 -- Clear Speech 57 -- Listening 60 -- Hamlet's Advice 63 -- -- Part 2: Structure -- The Givens 69 -- The Word 72 -- Alliteration, Assonance, Onomatopoeia 78 -- Rhythm 84 -- Pauses and Irregularities of Rhythm 95 -- The Line 103 -- The Thought and the Structuring of Thoughts Io8 -- The Structure of Scenes Izo -- Antithesis 21 -- Rhyme I26 -- -- -- -- -- Prose I55 -- Irony I63 -- Puns 169 -- Language games 173 -- Repetition 177 -- The Story i80 -- Location 184 -- Stage Directions, Props, Entrances and Exits i86 -- Soliloquy i88 -- -- Part 3: The Imaginative -- The Imaginative Exploration of the Text 191 -- Anchoring the Text 20o -- Focus and Energy 217 -- Summary zzz -- -- Part 4: The Speeches -- Richard III zz6 -- Julius Caesar 236 -- Measure for Measure 242 -- King Lear 250, 259 -- As You Like It 266 -- Much Ado About Nothing 273 -- The Merchant of Venice 279 -- Othello 285 -- Henry V z92 -- The Winter's Tale 297 -- Macbeth 303 -- Twelfth Night 314 -- A Midsummer Night's Dream 325 -- Antony and Cleopatra 3 29 -- Coriolanus 334 -- Cymbeline 338 -- King John 344 -- -- Part 5: Checklists -- Preparing the Body, Breath, Voice and Speech 35 -- The Givens 354 -- The Imaginative 355 |
| Summary |
With a mixture of anecdotes and clear instructions starting with the voice and moving on to major textual analysis, this book will become an essential guide for anyone who wants to start to understand how to act Shakespeare |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Dramatic production.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Dramatic production -- Dramatic production
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Versification.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Language.
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Acting -- Technique.
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Drama -- Technique.
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Elocution.
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Acting -- Study and teaching.
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Voice culture.
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Drama -- Study and teaching.
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English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Spoken English
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English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Pronunciation.
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Oral interpretation.
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Acting.
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| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| LC no. |
2003363122 |
| ISBN |
0413700402 |
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0413700909 |
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