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Speaking in Shakespeare's Voice : A Guide for American Actors / Linda Gates.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gates, Linda, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Language--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dramatic production--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Acting--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Acting.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (246 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Introduction. Shakespeare in America
- Breathing for Shakespeare's text
- Voice work for Shakespeare
- The sounds of English in Shakespeare's text
- Shakespeare's language: rhetoric
- Shakespeare's use of verse and prose
- Which text is Shakespeare's text?
- Appendix. Additional Shakespearean texts
- Men's monologues
- Women's monologues
- Two-person scenes: man and woman
- Two-person scenes: two women
- Two-person scenes: two men.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-8101-3991-X
- OCLC:
- 1099963932
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