The Voice in Modern Theatre (Routledge Revivals)

Martin, Jacqueline

Routledge（2025/04発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 258 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781032640600
• DDC分類 792.028

Full Description

First published in 1991, The Voice in Modern Theatre places voice and speech practice in the theatre in historical and theoretical perspective. It traces the development of vocal delivery from its roots in Greek rhetoric, and explains the wide range of approaches to the voice in the modern day theatre. Taking an international perspective, Jacqueline Martin assesses the influence of key theorists, with their often conflicting ideologies and of specific directors. By focusing on Shakespeare, the whole question of contemporary interpretation of the classics and the treatment of verse is addressed. A final chapter on actor training compares a number of British training institutions with their European counterparts.

This book will interest teachers of voice and speech in training institutions and universities, directors and actors and teachers and students of modern theatre.

Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Suiting the Action to the Word and the Word to the Action Foreword by Cicely Berry 1. Vocal Delivery in Historical Perspective 2. Vocal Delivery in the Twentieth Century 3. A Smorgasbord of Ideals 4. Directorial Visions 5. The Postmodern Approach 6. Actor Training Conclusion Notes and References Bibliography Index