LEADER 03528oam 2200721 a 450 001 9910971106103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9798216014096 010 $a9786610708253 010 $a9781280708251 010 $a1280708255 010 $a9780313006944 010 $a0313006946 024 7 $a10.5040/9798216014096 035 $a(CKB)111056485489492 035 $a(OCoLC)613375509 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10005630 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000245050 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11235716 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000245050 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10171418 035 $a(PQKB)11200224 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3000492 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10005630 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL70825 035 $a(OCoLC)606657558 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3000492 035 $a(OCoLC)45757703 035 $a(DLC)BP9798216014096BC 035 $a(Perlego)4606923 035 $a(BIP)111408256 035 $a(BIP)7060208 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485489492 100 $a20010104e20022024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aShakespearean language $ea guide for actors and students /$fLeslie O'Dell 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cGreenwood Press,$d2002. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (275 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780313311451 311 08$a0313311455 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [253]-256) and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $aShakespeare 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. 606 $aEnglish language$yEarly modern, 1500-1700$xPronunciation 606 $aEnglish language$yEarly modern, 1500-1700$xVersification 615 0$aEnglish language$xPronunciation. 615 0$aEnglish language$xVersification. 676 $a822.3/3 700 $aO'Dell$b Leslie$01797763 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971106103321 996 $aShakespearean language$94341038 997 $aUNINA