In Shakespeare s Dramatic Persons, Travis Curtright examines the influence of the classical rhetorical tradition on early modern theories of acting in a careful study of and selection from Shakespeare s most famous characters and successful plays. Curtright demonstrates that personation the early modern term for playing a role is a rhetorical acting style that could provide audiences with lifelike characters and action, including the theatrical illusion that dramatic persons possess interiority or inwardness. Shakespeare s Dramatic Persons focuses on major characters such as Richard III,...
In Shakespeare s Dramatic Persons, Travis Curtright examines the influence of the classical rhetorical tradition on early modern theories of acting in...
To refine a critical understanding of early modern acting styles, Shakespeare's Dramatic Persons explores how the classical rhetorical tradition would inform an actor's personation of character.
To refine a critical understanding of early modern acting styles, Shakespeare's Dramatic Persons explores how the classical rhetorical tradition would...
