Shakespeare's Authentic Performance Texts
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9720-1 (ISBN)
As well as a critique on the practices of modern Editors, Watts includes sections on analyzing and acting the text, how a complex character can be created by using the First Folio, a director's approach to rehearsing a Shakespeare play with various exercises useful for both professional and student actors, and a conclusion where all of the findings are applied to one play.
London, UK based Graham Watts has directed 28 professional Shakespeare productions in the United States, the UK, and Europe. This book draws on the experiences of his 35 year career.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Preface 1
Introduction. How Did This Argument Begin? 3
1. The Heavy Hand of the Editors: “Oh pardon me … that I am meek and gentle with these butchers” 15
2. The Shaman at Work: “Words, words, words” 30
3. Bungling Printers: “You strike like the blind man” 51
4. Creating a Role from the Folio Text: “Know you the character?” 67
5. Shakespeare’s Rogues and Vagabonds: “Unperfect actors”? 108
6. Character as Actor: “I can counterfeit the deep tragedian” 121
7. Ambiguity: “Faire is foule, and foule is faire” 147
8. A Director’s Approach: “The rich advantage of good exercise” 173
9. Weighing Up the Options: “Measure for Measure” 199
Conclusion. “I’ll to my book, for yet ere supper-time I must perform” 213
Chapter Notes 219
Bibliography 241
Index 247
Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
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Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater | |
Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7864-9720-3 / 0786497203 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-9720-1 / 9780786497201 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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