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 20
... talking about rhetorical resonances which are rhythmic and of a different and more public kind ; I am talking about the physical response which we have to words which touch our inner thoughts and feelings , where the association of the ...
... talking about rhetorical resonances which are rhythmic and of a different and more public kind ; I am talking about the physical response which we have to words which touch our inner thoughts and feelings , where the association of the ...
Page 117
... talked about this in terms of how the actor uses it and its possibilities . However to the Elizabethans it was a habit of thought , a way in which they could perceive themselves in relation to the universe and the great chain of being ...
... talked about this in terms of how the actor uses it and its possibilities . However to the Elizabethans it was a habit of thought , a way in which they could perceive themselves in relation to the universe and the great chain of being ...
Page 213
... talking about the moments in a play when the whole timbre changes for a moment , and we are put in touch with a different sound . They are moments which occur in just about every play ; they sometimes come from the least poetic ...
... talking about the moments in a play when the whole timbre changes for a moment , and we are put in touch with a different sound . They are moments which occur in just about every play ; they sometimes come from the least poetic ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
Attitudes to Voice and Text | 13 |
Shakespeare | 40 |
Copyright | |
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