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Concentrating on a scene from the Twelfth night, John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and reading of the lines in search of Shakespeare's clues to character, language, and staging. The program analyzes text and subtext, how the verse itself is a clue to th...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Royal Shakespeare Company
Other Authors:	Barton, John, 1928-, Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-, Carlaw, John, Evans, Nick, Snell, Andrew, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, [1982]
Series:	Playing Shakespeare.
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Characters. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Dramatic production. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Language. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Study and teaching. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Versification. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Twelfth night. English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism. English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > Study and teaching. Nonfiction films. Documentary films. Internet videos.
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Summary:	Concentrating on a scene from the Twelfth night, John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and reading of the lines in search of Shakespeare's clues to character, language, and staging. The program analyzes text and subtext, how the verse itself is a clue to the meaning, the effect of monosyllabic lines, short lines, missing beats and pauses, and Shakespeare's verse rhythm.
Item Description:	Vendor website does not provide whether the original video format used for the online video was VHS or DVD. The VHS was copyrighted for 1982, and the DVD was copyrighted for 2002. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 streaming video (52 min.)
Audience:	General.