Shakespearean Verse Speaking
Text and Theatre Practice
Seiten
2011
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-40403-8 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-107-40403-8 (ISBN)
This book uses evidence from theatrical hand-books, performance practice and drama training to examine academic and theatrical approaches to the Shakespearean text. It includes detailed analysis of the structural properties of the verse, in particular short lines, shared lines, end-stopping and enjambment in a range of Shakespearean texts.
This book uses evidence from theatrical hand-books, performance practice and drama training to provide a synthesis of academic and theatrical approaches to the Shakespearean text. Abigail Rokison's work combines scholarship with practical exploration in the rehearsal room. In looking at theatrical interaction with early printed and modern edited texts, Rokison investigates the potential impact of editorial principles of lineation and punctuation on theatrical delivery. The book alerts editors to ways in which actors may interpret editorial emendations, and theatre practitioners to diverse authorial, editorial and compositional methods. It contains suggestions for a 'theatrical text' which makes clear the metrical structure of a scene whilst also indicating areas of ambiguous lineation. Providing a fresh perspective on Renaissance actors' parts, the book includes detailed analysis of the structural properties of the verse, in particular short lines, shared lines, end-stopping and enjambment in a range of Shakespearean texts.
This book uses evidence from theatrical hand-books, performance practice and drama training to provide a synthesis of academic and theatrical approaches to the Shakespearean text. Abigail Rokison's work combines scholarship with practical exploration in the rehearsal room. In looking at theatrical interaction with early printed and modern edited texts, Rokison investigates the potential impact of editorial principles of lineation and punctuation on theatrical delivery. The book alerts editors to ways in which actors may interpret editorial emendations, and theatre practitioners to diverse authorial, editorial and compositional methods. It contains suggestions for a 'theatrical text' which makes clear the metrical structure of a scene whilst also indicating areas of ambiguous lineation. Providing a fresh perspective on Renaissance actors' parts, the book includes detailed analysis of the structural properties of the verse, in particular short lines, shared lines, end-stopping and enjambment in a range of Shakespearean texts.
List of figures; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations and conventions; Introduction; 1. Current theatrical theories and practice regarding Shakespearean verse speaking; 2. Theatrical engagement with the early printed text or modern edited text and modern editorial principles of lineation and punctuation; 3. Historical evidence:documentary, anecdotal and textual; 4. Internal evidence: a study of nine Shakespearean plays; 5. The rehearsal room text; Conclusion; Appendix: rehearsal text of Measure for Measure 2.4; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.11.2011 |
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Verlagsort | Cambridge |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 340 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 1-107-40403-7 / 1107404037 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-107-40403-8 / 9781107404038 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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