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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 irony and ambiguity. Barton analyzes some of Shakespeare's texts with the actors, and demonstrates how understanding the intended irony in a phrase or sp...

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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
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, [1982]
Series:Playing Shakespeare.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Criticism and interpretation.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Dramatic production.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Study and teaching.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Technique.
Irony in literature.
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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 irony and ambiguity. Barton analyzes some of Shakespeare's texts with the actors, and demonstrates how understanding the intended irony in a phrase or speech totally changes the perception of the character speaking.
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 1982-1990, and the DVD was copyrighted for 2002-2004.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 streaming video (51 min.)
Audience:General.