Language and character

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Date
1982
Summary
John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion and dramatization of Shakespeare's use of language to define character, and his characters' use of heightened language to achieve their intentions. Explores the Elizabethan relish of words and the use of Elizabethan English in the development of Shakespeare's characters.
Contributors
Barton, John 1928; Evans, Nick; Carlaw, John; Snell, Andrew; Bragg, Melvyn 1939
Publishers
Films for the Humanities (Firm); Royal Shakespeare Company
Subjects
Literature, Print Culture; Performing Arts, Music; Theater; Literature, Print Culture; English language Early modern, 1500-1700; Literature, Print Culture; Performing Arts
Locations
North America; United States; New Jersey
Collection
Films@UM
Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
Language
English
Rights Statement
In Copyright
Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
Physical Description
51 minutes; color
Notes
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
Creation/Production Credits
Cast: Sinead Cusack, Lisa Harrow, Ben Kingsley, Michael Pennington, Roger Rees, Patrick Stewart, David Suchet, Michael Williams. Cameramen, Lisle Middleditch, Mike Paterson ; graphic design, Tony Oldfield ; music, Guy Woolfenden.
Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-089895; Fedora 2 PID: umd:1255; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/769; OCLC: ocm11965051; Catalog Key: alephsys001309191

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