The Adventures of a Shakespeare Scholar: To Discover Shakespeare's Art, Volume 10Rarely does a scholar single-handedly point Shakespeare study in a new direction. But in the 1950s, when brilliant insights were being achieved in Shakespeare's language, and a few theatre historians were recording stagings and stage business, Marvin Rosenberg led the way to a wider perspective of the poet-playwright's genius. He insisted that Shakespeare's art fused poetry-of-the-word with poetry-of-the-theatre, each illuminating the other inseparably. |
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... give voice and body to the interactive passions . And what about the spaces that Shakespeare meant to be filled by silent action ? To rouse us through our eyes ? For one instance , the sheer visual impact of seeing , when in Lear Edgar ...
... give voice and body to the interactive passions . And what about the spaces that Shakespeare meant to be filled by silent action ? To rouse us through our eyes ? For one instance , the sheer visual impact of seeing , when in Lear Edgar ...
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... gives himself away . Gloster , sensing the hidden in his guide , asks point - blank — perhaps ex- tending a hand toward him , trying to see feelingly , by touch and heart : Now , good sir , what are you ? ( Pause ) In his new voice ...
... gives himself away . Gloster , sensing the hidden in his guide , asks point - blank — perhaps ex- tending a hand toward him , trying to see feelingly , by touch and heart : Now , good sir , what are you ? ( Pause ) In his new voice ...
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... Give me your hand ; I'll lead you to some biding . 4.6.234-35 Edgar's physical pronunciation must inform us why he does not com- fort his father by identifying himself at the key moments . What do his hands , face , body , tones of ...
... Give me your hand ; I'll lead you to some biding . 4.6.234-35 Edgar's physical pronunciation must inform us why he does not com- fort his father by identifying himself at the key moments . What do his hands , face , body , tones of ...
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... give a glimpse of their multiplicity . The critic , like the poet , seeks a word that will capture an image — or an idea — on the wing . I finally caught one — polyphony — that could serve me as a prism for examining Shakespeare's fluid ...
... give a glimpse of their multiplicity . The critic , like the poet , seeks a word that will capture an image — or an idea — on the wing . I finally caught one — polyphony — that could serve me as a prism for examining Shakespeare's fluid ...
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