Playing Shakespeare by John Barton

Playing Shakespeare by John Barton

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A classic work for actors and students on understanding and playing Shakespeare. In the first half of the book, Barton attempts an objective analysis of how Shakespeare's text actually works; in the second half he concentrates on the more subjective areas such as irony and ambiguity, passion and coolness.

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Playing Shakespeare by John Barton

A classic work for actors and students on understanding and playing Shakespeare. In the first half of the book, Barton attempts an objective analysis of how Shakespeare's text actually works; in the second half he concentrates on the more subjective areas such as irony and ambiguity, passion and coolness.
John Barton is Advisory Director to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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ISBN 13 9780713687736
ISBN 10 0713687738
Title Playing Shakespeare
Author John Barton
Series Performance Books
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Multiple-component retail product
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2009-08-15
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.