Playing Shakespeare /
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Imprint: | Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004. |
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Description: | 11 videodiscs (562 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | DVD Video |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5846483 |
Other title: | Speaking Shakespearean verse. Preparing to perform Shakespeare. Two traditions. Using the verse. Language ansd character. Set speeches and soliloquies. Irony and ambiguity. Passion and coolness. Rehearsing the text. Exploring a character. Poetry and hidden poetry. |
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Other authors / contributors: | Barton, John, 1928- Snell, Andrew. Carlaw, John. Royal Shakespeare Company. Films for the Humanities (Firm) |
Notes: | Originally broadcast on London Weekend Television in 1979 (v. 1) and 1982. Music, Guy Woolfenden. DVD-R, 1-4X speed. |
Summary: | Trained and experienced Shakespearean actors, stars of the Royal Shakespeare Company, examine Shakespeare's works and words. Guided by director John Barton, himself a Shakespearean scholar, the actors explore every facet of Shakespeare's work to find the meaning without which they can only recite, not perform, Shakespeare. |
Publisher's no.: | FFH 731--FFH 732 Films for the Humanities & Sciences FFH 753--FFH 761 Films for the Humanities & Sciences |
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