Renaissance Drama in ActionRenaissance Drama in Action is a fascinating exploration of Renaissance theatre practice and staging. Covering questions of contemporary playhouse design, verse and language, staging and rehearsal practices, and acting styles, Martin White relates the characteristics of Renaissance theatre to the issues involved in staging the plays today. |
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... before in worth , Whenas our accents , equal to the best , Is able greater wonders to bring forth . ( II . 951-4 ) The playwright Thomas Heywood , in his Apology for Actors ( 1612 ) , made confident claims for the role played by the ...
... before despised . ( 1841 : 52 ) Certainly the language of Heywood and his contemporaries was visibly and audibly less rooted in the inflections and conventions of Middle English than that of their grandparents , even of their parents ...
... before the speaker moves on to the remainder of the line . Further variation can be provided by splitting a complete line between two or more speakers , which may produce added tension and pace , or give a sense of conversation or ...
... before you start to express the emotion . ( 1993 : 77 ) To some , the results of Hall's ' rules ' can produce ' a style that can verge on the artificial or even the eccentric ' , while others find that the more ' natu- ralistic ' or ...
... before your door and in your back- side and have in your windows good store of rue and herb of grace ' ) ; he sent back his ' white waistcoat because it is a trouble to me to carry it ' , thanked her for her letter and asked her to send ...
Contents
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Speeches well pronounced with action lively | 58 |
outdoor playing spaces | 109 |
indoor playing spaces | 144 |
some comic irresolutions | 177 |
Renaissance drama | 197 |
New plays for old Richard Brome and Stephen | 217 |
Postscript | 233 |
Bibliography | 245 |
Index | 259 |
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Renaissance Drama in Action: An Introduction to Aspects of Theatre Practice ... Martin White No preview available - 1998 |