"All
The Words on Stage" is
the first book to make the speaking of Shakespeare's texts truly
accessible to students, actors, and the general public. It is
an indispensable tool for the rehearsal studio, the theatre,
and the classroom. This book makes it possible for you to pronounce
every character name, geographic location, mythological reference,
and any unfamiliar word in all thirty-seven plays. The pronunciation
of each word is given in an easy to understand respelling system
as well as with phonetics.*
Alternate pronunciations, based on the meter in Shakespeare's
verse, are also included. This reference book contains a chapter
that discusses techniques of verse speaking and an appendix
that alerts the reader to especially difficult words in each
play. This expansive dictionary also lists the pronunciation
of every Latin word and phrase in Shakespeare.
Use the "contents" link to view samples of the book. A few paragraphs
from most of the chapters have been included.
*
Please note that phonetic symbols have not been included
on this website.
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