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100 1 _aGroves, Peter,
_eauthor
245 0 _aRhythm and Meaning in Shakespeare
246 _aA Guide for Readers and Actors
264 1 _aClayton, Victoria, Australia
_bMonash University Publishing
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 _aLiterary Studies
520 _aHow did Shakespere intend that his plays be read? Rhythm and Meaning in Shakespeare explores the rhythmical organisation of Shakespeare’s verse and how it creates and reinforces meaning both in the theatre and in the mind of the reader. Because metrical form in the pentameter is not passively present in the text but rather something that the performer must co-operatively re-create in speaking it, pentameter is what John Barton calls “stage-direction in shorthand”, a supple instrument through which Shakespeare communicates valuable cues for performance. This book is thus an essential guide for actors wishing to perform in his plays, as well as a valuable resource for anyone wishing to enhance their understanding of and engagement with Shakespeare’s verse. Has supplementary audio files.
653 _aLiterature
653 _aPerformance Studies
653 _aPerforming Shakespeare
653 _aShakespeare
653 _aShakespearean Verse
856 _uhttps://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/30558/1/645351.pdfhttp://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30558
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