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| Named Person: | William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
John Barton |
| ISBN: | 0385720858 9780385720854 |
| OCLC Number: | 45313753 |
| Notes: | Originally published: London : Methuen Drama, 1984. |
| Description: | xvii, 265 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents: | The two traditions: Elizabethan and modern acting -- Using the verse: heightened and naturalistic verse -- Language and character: making the words one's own -- Using the prose: why does Shakespeare use prose? -- Set speeches and soliloquies: taking the audience with you -- Using the sonnets: going over some old ground -- Irony and ambiguity: text that isn't what it seems -- Passion and coolness: a question of balance -- Rehearsing the text: Orsino and Viola -- Exploring a character: playing Shylock -- Contemporary Shakespeare: a discussion -- Poetry and hidden poetry: three kinds of failure. |
| Responsibility: | John Barton ; foreword by Trevor Nunn. |
Abstract:
The associate director of the Royal Sakespeare Company explains how to interpret Shakespeare.
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