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Arden Performance Companions Ser.: Shakespearean Rhetoric : A Practical Guide for Actors, Directors, Students and Teachers by Benet Brandreth (2021, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-101350087963
ISBN-139781350087965
eBay Product ID (ePID)11050086872
Product Key Features
Number of Pages264 Pages
Publication NameShakespearean Rhetoric : a Practical Guide for Actors, Directors, Students and Teachers
LanguageEnglish
SubjectShakespeare
Publication Year2021
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
AuthorBenet Brandreth
SeriesArden Performance Companions Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight11.9 Oz
Item Length8.7 in
Item Width5.4 in
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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2021-391388
ReviewsShakespearean Rhetoric will greatly aid anybody who needs a text illuminating in order to decipher character - not only in Shakespeare's works, but in most classic, European texts that students will be asked to study or perform. Acting Shakespeare is made easier with the guidelines of rhetorical techniques discussed and concisely demonstrated in Benet Brandreth's book. Unlocking a character through their chosen rhetorical techniques is explained in simple terms and shown to work in practice. A vital aid for all modern students of Shakespeare - with a concise grounding in English grammar thrown in for good measure., " Shakespearean Rhetoric will greatly aid anybody who needs a text illuminating in order to decipher character - not only in Shakespeare's works, but in most classic, European texts that students will be asked to study or perform. Acting Shakespeare is made easier with the guidelines of rhetorical techniques discussed and concisely demonstrated in Benet Brandreth's book. Unlocking a character through their chosen rhetorical techniques is explained in simple terms and shown to work in practice. A vital aid for all modern students of Shakespeare - with a concise grounding in English grammar thrown in for good measure." -- Paterson Joseph "Benet's passion, knowledge and curiosity is contagious, and his ability to clearly transmit the origins and influences of Shakespeare's imagination to performance and artistic process could have a profound impact on both the individual actor and classical technique as a whole." -- Edward Bennett "Benet Brandreth draws on his extensive experience coaching actors in Shakespearean Rhetoric . Featuring a foreword by director Josie Rourke and recommended by actors including Paterson Joseph, Brandreth's guide is designed to enhance readers' understanding of the key concepts of rhetoric and, in doing so, to make rhetoric a valuable and relevant tool for Shakespearean performance today. The result is a practical rather than an academic text which aims to make accessible not only Shakespeare's works, but the classical rhetorical texts with which the educational culture of his time was suffused." -- The Year's Work in English Studies, " Shakespearean Rhetoric will greatly aid anybody who needs a text illuminating in order to decipher character - not only in Shakespeare's works, but in most classic, European texts that students will be asked to study or perform. Acting Shakespeare is made easier with the guidelines of rhetorical techniques discussed and concisely demonstrated in Benet Brandreth's book. Unlocking a character through their chosen rhetorical techniques is explained in simple terms and shown to work in practice. A vital aid for all modern students of Shakespeare - with a concise grounding in English grammar thrown in for good measure." -- Paterson Joseph "Benet's passion, knowledge and curiosity is contagious, and his ability to clearly transmit the origins and influences of Shakespeare's imagination to performance and artistic process could have a profound impact on both the individual actor and classical technique as a whole." -- Edward Bennett, Benet's passion, knowledge and curiosity is contagious, and his ability to clearly transmit the origins and influences of Shakespeare's imagination to performance and artistic process could have a profound impact on both the individual actor and classical technique as a whole.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal822.33
Table Of Content1. Introduction 2. A Brief History of Classical Rhetoric 3. Shakespeare's Approach to Rhetoric 4. What is Rhetoric? 5. Invention: Ethos, Pathos and Logos 6. Disposition 6. Invention and Disposition in the Rehearsal Room 7. Style 8. Rhetorical Techniques and Tropes: Indicators of Mental State 9. Rhetorical Techniques and Tropes: Indicators of Theme and Structure 10. Style in the Rehearsal Room 11. Rhetoric in Hamlet, Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, Othello and Macbeth Notes Index
SynopsisClassical Rhetoric, the art of persuasion, formed the sum and substance of Shakespeare's education and was the basis of his understanding of the power of language and how it worked to move, delight and teach. Rhetoric, which seeks to explain the way that language works to influence others, provides a powerful, transformative tool for approaching text in performance. This book helps you understand the key concepts of rhetoric. It gives clear explanations, stripped of jargon, and examples of rhetorical technique in the plays. It also provides engaging, practical exercises to unlock character and to identify themes in the plays through the lens of rhetoric. Academically rigorous, based on more than a decade of practical experience in the use of rhetoric in drama at the highest level, it is an ideal companion for anyone engaging with Shakespeare in performance.
LC Classification NumberPR2997
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