Pronouncing Shakespeare
The Globe Experiment
2nd Edition
Published on 4. June 2019
978-1-108-62734-4 (ISBN)
Description
How did Shakespeare's plays sound when they were originally performed? How can we know, and could the original pronunciation ever be recreated? For three days, Shakespeare's Globe presented a production of Romeo and Juliet in original, Shakespearian pronunciation. In an unusual blend of autobiography, narrative, and academic content, David Crystal recounts the unique nature of the experience. He begins by discussing the Globe Theatre's approach to 'original practices', which had dealt with all aspects of Elizabethan stagecraft - except pronunciation. A large section is devoted to the nature of the Early Modern English sound system. There are reports of how the actors coped with the task of learning the pronunciation, how it affected their performances and how the audiences reacted. In this new edition, he reflects on the development of the original pronunciation movement across the world, since the Globe's experiment.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises; 1 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white
File size
1,24 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-108-62734-4 (9781108627344)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
06/2019
2nd Edition
Cambridge University Press
€23.00
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
Content
Prologue Tim Carroll; 1. Idea; 2. Proposal; 3. Evidence; 4. Rehearsal; 5. Performance; 6. Consequences; Epilogue; Afterlife.
