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Shakespearean characterization : a guide for actors and students / Leslie O'Dell.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PR3091 .O44 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Dell, Leslie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dramatic production.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters.
- Acting.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 294 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- Provides practical advice for the modern actor on how to portray Shakespeare's characters.
- Contents:
- 1 Bringing Shakespeare to the Modern Stage 1
- 2 The Conditions of Rehearsal and Performance 13
- 3 Theatrical Conventions 43
- 4 The Theatrical Traditions of Personification 81
- 5 A Character's Language 115
- 6 Moving Metaphors 151
- 7 The Power of the Word 175
- 8 The Fallacy of Universality 205.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-280) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0313311447
- OCLC:
- 45791343
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