The Actor and His TextThis book sets out to apply the methods of voice production directly and practically to the speaking of text. Specifically, it addresses the problem of how to infuse life and meaning into words that are first encountered on the printed page. |
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Page 17
... listener . Small differences seem big . Yet the actor has got to feel true to his sound , for , just as a writer cannot take the words back once they are in print , so an actor , once he has committed himself to speech , either in ...
... listener . Small differences seem big . Yet the actor has got to feel true to his sound , for , just as a writer cannot take the words back once they are in print , so an actor , once he has committed himself to speech , either in ...
Page 73
... listener . That is part of its purpose : either a delight in sound and meaning games , or , when used seriously , a tuning into a resonance of meaning through the sound . - In the early comedies , the verse passages slip in and out of ...
... listener . That is part of its purpose : either a delight in sound and meaning games , or , when used seriously , a tuning into a resonance of meaning through the sound . - In the early comedies , the verse passages slip in and out of ...
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... listener understands better when the speaking is swift - I do not mean quick and rushed , but when , within the precise pointing of the text , the thoughts tumble out , impelled each by the one before . This means that we have to think ...
... listener understands better when the speaking is swift - I do not mean quick and rushed , but when , within the precise pointing of the text , the thoughts tumble out , impelled each by the one before . This means that we have to think ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
Attitudes to Voice and Text | 13 |
Shakespeare | 40 |
Copyright | |
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