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Presenter/director John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of language, meter, and verse. Barton and the actors address and analyze the question of how to understand Shakespeare's texts, citing examples of his plays...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Arts International, London Weekend Television (Firm), Royal Shakespeare Company, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors:	Barton, John, 1928-, Carlaw, John, Kingsley, Ben, 1943-, McKellen, Ian, Howard, Alan, 1937-2015
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, [2004]
Series:	Playing Shakespeare (DVD videodiscs)
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Language. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Versification. Educational television programs.

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Summary:	Presenter/director John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of language, meter, and verse. Barton and the actors address and analyze the question of how to understand Shakespeare's texts, citing examples of his plays, and, by contrast, the writings of other British authors of the period. Includes examples from Hamlet, Coriolanus, The merchant of Venice, and Othello.
Item Description:	Title from disc surface. Originally broadcast on London Weekend Television. "FFH 753"--Disc label. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Audience:	Intended audience: Junior high school through college students and adults.
Production Credits:	Cameramen, Lisle Middleditch, Mike Paterson ; graphic design, Tony Oldfield ; music, Guy Woolfenden.