03528oam 2200721 a 450 991097110610332120200520144314.097982160140969786610708253978128070825112807082559780313006944031300694610.5040/9798216014096(CKB)111056485489492(OCoLC)613375509(CaPaEBR)ebrary10005630(SSID)ssj0000245050(PQKBManifestationID)11235716(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000245050(PQKBWorkID)10171418(PQKB)11200224(Au-PeEL)EBL3000492(CaPaEBR)ebr10005630(CaONFJC)MIL70825(OCoLC)606657558(MiAaPQ)EBC3000492(OCoLC)45757703(DLC)BP9798216014096BC(Perlego)4606923(BIP)111408256(BIP)7060208(EXLCZ)9911105648548949220010104e20022024 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrShakespearean language a guide for actors and students /Leslie O'Dell1st ed.Westport, Conn. :Greenwood Press,2002.London :Bloomsbury Publishing,20241 online resource (275 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780313311451 0313311455 Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-256) and index.Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Sound and Fury -- An Actor's Guide to Shakespeare's Verse -- Scansion -- The Sonnets -- Developing the Inner Ear -- The Flow of Thought and Feeling -- Putting It on Its Feet -- Messages in the Code -- Rhetoric -- Acquiring an Elizabethan Rhetorical Facility -- Structuring Argument -- Tangled Webs -- Recommended Reading -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Plays and Characters.Shakespeare was a master of language, his sayings have become part of everyday speech, and his plays endure, in part, because of the beauty of his verse. Shakespeare's language, however, poses special difficulties for modern actors because many of his words seem unusual or difficult to pronounce, he employs rhetorical devices throughout his works, and he carefully uses rhythm to convey sense.The relation of the modern actor to the Shakespearean text, the importance of understanding the nuances of his language, and the fundamentals of grammar are all thoroughly examined in this volume. Its heart is a detailed consideration of the iambic code, the metrical system that Shakespeare used to give so much power to his verse. O'Dell also examines the importance of formal rhetoric in Elizabethan England and Shakespeare's artful use of rhetorical devices in his plays. As a practical reference guide, this volume keeps in mind the particular needs of theater professionals.English languageEarly modern, 1500-1700PronunciationEnglish languageEarly modern, 1500-1700VersificationEnglish languagePronunciation.English languageVersification.822.3/3O'Dell Leslie1797763DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910971106103321Shakespearean language4341038UNINA