Poetry and hidden poetry /
Presenter John Barton leads members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion of Shakespeare's use of poetry and hidden poetry in seemingly unpoetic lines. Barton and the actors demonstrate how polysyllables trip easily off the tongue, while monosyllabic lines and words are packed with t...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, NJ :
Films for the Humanities,
1982.
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| Series: | Playing Shakespeare.
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| Summary: | Presenter John Barton leads members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion of Shakespeare's use of poetry and hidden poetry in seemingly unpoetic lines. Barton and the actors demonstrate how polysyllables trip easily off the tongue, while monosyllabic lines and words are packed with thoughts and feelings. They also explore Shakespeare's use of the words "time" and "death," along with contrast and sudden changes that occur. |
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| Item Description: | Vendor website does not provide whether the original video format used for the online video was VHS or DVD. The VHS was copyrighted for 1984, and the DVD was copyrighted for 2002. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 streaming video (53 min.) |
| Audience: | General. |