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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... theatrical production , to be heard and seen rather than read . The author of the Character of ' An Excellent Actor ' ( probably John Webster ) underlined the importance of the spoken word : Sit in a full Theatre , and you will think ...
... theatrical rather than literary texts ) , some awareness of ways in which play- wrights controlled the basic verse form for dramatic purposes , and of how language structures can consequently be as much a guide to our understand- ing as ...
... theatrical reason . For example , S.S. Hussey comments of the language of the hired assassins Black Will and Shakebag in Sc.3 of Arden of Faversham ( c . 1592 ) , that they ' begin by speaking prose , but at [ line ] 83 , and for no ...
... theatrical performance . ( 1991 : 87 ) In fact , it seems to me that Marowitz misrepresents ( or perhaps grossly misunderstands ) both the detail and general scope of Barton's argument . Throughout Playing Shakespeare Barton , and the ...
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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 |