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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 blank verse. In the course of trying out different stresses, the actors discover how Shakespeare uses antithesis, short lines, end-stopped lines, and pauses i...

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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 > Criticism and interpretation.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Dramatic production.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Study and teaching.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Versification.
Blank verse.
English language > Early modern, 1500-1700 > Versification.
Mysteries and miracle-plays, English > History and criticism.
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Documentary films.
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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 blank verse. In the course of trying out different stresses, the actors discover how Shakespeare uses antithesis, short lines, end-stopped lines, and pauses in the middle of a line, and why Shakespeare's lines sometimes mis-scan. Also includes examples from the Miracle plays and other writings to demonstrate the alternatives to iambic pentameter.
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 1984, and the DVD was copyrighted for 2002.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 streaming video (50 min.)
Audience:General.