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Speaking in Shakespeare's voice : a guide for American actors /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gates, Linda (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Dramatic production > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Language > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Acting > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Shakespeare in America
  • Breathing for Shakespeare's text
  • Voice work for Shakespeare
  • The sounds of English in Shakespeare's text
  • Shakespeare's language: rhetoric
  • Shakespeare's use of verse and prose
  • Which text is Shakespeare's text?
  • Appendix. Additional Shakespearean texts
  • Men's monologues
  • Women's monologues
  • Two-person scenes: man and woman
  • Two-person scenes: two women
  • Two-person scenes: two men.