Speaking the Speech: An Actor's Guide to Shakespeare

by Giles Block

Book Overview

Why does Shakespeare write in the way he does? And how can actors and directors get the most out of his incomparable plays?

In Speaking the Speech, Giles Block - 'Master of the Words' at Shakespeare's Globe - sets out to answer these two simple questions. The result is the most authoritative, most comprehensive book yet written on speaking Shakespeare's words.

Throughout the book, the author subjects Shakespeare's language to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848421915
• ISBN13: 9781848421912
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Nick Hern Books
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"