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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 to define character, and his characters' use of heightened language to achieve their intentions. Explores the Elizabethan relish of words and th...

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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 > 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.
English language > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
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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 to define character, and his characters' use of heightened language to achieve their intentions. Explores the Elizabethan relish of words and the use of Elizabethan English in the development of Shakespeare's characters.
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 1990, and the DVD was copyrighted for 2004.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 streaming video (51 min.)
Audience:General.