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Acting Shakespeare (Routledge Library Editions: Shakespeare in Performance) - Softcover

Book 1 of 9: Routledge Library Editions: Shakespeare in Performance

Joseph, Bertram Leon

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9781138965867: Acting Shakespeare (Routledge Library Editions: Shakespeare in Performance)
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ISBN 10: 1138965863 ISBN 13: 9781138965867
Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

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.

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Bertram Leon, Joseph

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138965863
ISBN 13 
9781138965867
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
226
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