
Style For Actors
A Handbook for Moving Beyond Realism
Robert Barton(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 4. September 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-415-48573-9 (ISBN)
Withdrawn from sale
Description
"Style is a journey from tourist to native. It is living in the world of the play, not just visiting it." - from Chapter One
Anyone who has ever struggled with capes, fans, swords, doublets and crinolines should make Style for Actors 2nd Edition their constant companion. Robert Barton has completely updated his award winning handbook for the 21st century with contemporary references and up-to-date illustrations. This is the definitive guide to roles in historical drama.
The past is a foreign country, and this outstanding book is concerned with exploring it from the actor's point of view. Specific guides range from Greek, Elizabethan, Restoration and Georgian theatre to more contemporary stylings, including Futurism, Surrealism and Postmodernism.
Barton takes great care to present the actor with the roles and genres that will most commonly confront them. His analysis moves from entire genres to specific scenes and characters. A huge resource of nearly 150 practical exercises helps a newfound understanding of style to make the leap from page to performance.
Anyone who has ever struggled with capes, fans, swords, doublets and crinolines should make Style for Actors 2nd Edition their constant companion. Robert Barton has completely updated his award winning handbook for the 21st century with contemporary references and up-to-date illustrations. This is the definitive guide to roles in historical drama.
The past is a foreign country, and this outstanding book is concerned with exploring it from the actor's point of view. Specific guides range from Greek, Elizabethan, Restoration and Georgian theatre to more contemporary stylings, including Futurism, Surrealism and Postmodernism.
Barton takes great care to present the actor with the roles and genres that will most commonly confront them. His analysis moves from entire genres to specific scenes and characters. A huge resource of nearly 150 practical exercises helps a newfound understanding of style to make the leap from page to performance.
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Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
68 s/w Abbildungen, 48 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
48 Halftones, black and white; 68 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
562 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-48573-9 (9780415485739)
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Robert Barton is Professor Emeritus of acting at the University of Oregon. As well as writing a regular column for The Voice and Speech Review, he is the author of Acting: Onstage and Off, Voice: Onstage and Off, Theatre in Your Life, and Life Themes. The first edition of Style for Actors received the Theatre Association's Best Book award.
Content
Part One: Finding Style
1. Recognizing Style: The Eyes of the Beholder
2. Analyzing Style: Survival Questions
3. Mastering Style: The Classical Actor
Part Two: Achieving Style
4. Greek Period Style: Three Generations of Tragic Vision
5. Elizabethan Period Style: Theatre of Earth and Stars
6. Restoration Period Style: Decadence as One of the Fine Arts
7. Relatives of Restoration Period Style: Morals and Manners
Part Three: Exploring Style
8. Displaced Style: Plays Out of Their Time
9. Genre Style: The Isms
10. Personal Style: Creating Reality
1. Recognizing Style: The Eyes of the Beholder
2. Analyzing Style: Survival Questions
3. Mastering Style: The Classical Actor
Part Two: Achieving Style
4. Greek Period Style: Three Generations of Tragic Vision
5. Elizabethan Period Style: Theatre of Earth and Stars
6. Restoration Period Style: Decadence as One of the Fine Arts
7. Relatives of Restoration Period Style: Morals and Manners
Part Three: Exploring Style
8. Displaced Style: Plays Out of Their Time
9. Genre Style: The Isms
10. Personal Style: Creating Reality