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Speaking in Shakespeare's Voice : A Guide for American Actors / Linda Gates.

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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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