Poetry and hidden poetry /
Writer John Barton leads members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion of Shakespeare's use of poetry and hidden poetry in seemingly unpoetic lines. Barton and the actors demonstrate how polysyllables trip easily off the tongue, while monosyllabic lines and words are packed with thou...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, NJ :
Films for the Humanities,
[1990]
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| Series: | Playing Shakespeare.
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| Summary: | Writer John Barton leads members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion of Shakespeare's use of poetry and hidden poetry in seemingly unpoetic lines. Barton and the actors demonstrate how polysyllables trip easily off the tongue, while monosyllabic lines and words are packed with thoughts and feelings. They also explore Shakespeare's use of the words "time" and "death," along with contrast and sudden changes that occur. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. "FFH761." Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (53 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Production Credits: | Camera, Lisle Middleditch and Mike Paterson ; editor, Graham Roberts ; music, Guy Woolfenden. |