Freeing Shakespeare's voice : the actor's guide to talking the text / Kristin Linklater
New York, NY : Theatre Communications Group, 1992. 1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #430159
ISBN: 1559360313
Physical description; vii, 214 pages ; 24 cm. Contents; The content: language. Vowels and consonants ; Worlds and images ; Words into phrases ; Organically, cosmically and etymologically speaking ; Figures of speech -- Interlude: Stage directions; double meanings; Bawdry; Thee's thou's and you's -- The form: verse and prose. Iambic pentameter ; Rhyme ; Line-endings ; Verse and prose alternation -- The contexture. Today's actor in Shakespeare's world ; Shakespeare's voice in today's world ; Which voice? The texts ; Whose voice? The man.
Subjects; Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Dramatic production. Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Language. Shakespeare, William 1564-1616. Voice culture. Acting. Voice Training.
Price: €12.95