Shakespeare and accentism / edited by Adele Lee.
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TextSeries: Publisher: New York, NY : Routledge, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 222 pages)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781000295313; 1000295311; 9781003132301; 1003132308; 1000295354; 9781000295337; 1000295338; 9781000295351Subject(s): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Language | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Dramatic production | English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Pronunciation | English language -- Pronunciation by foreign speakers | English language -- Social aspects | Accents and accentuation in the theater | Voice in literatureDDC classification: 822.3/3 LOC classification: PR3091 | .S326 2021Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement Introduction: "The accent of his tongue affecteth him" / Adele Lee -- "Accents yet unknown" : in search of Shakespeare's foreign accents / Ema Vyroubalová -- "The stranger's case" : accenting Shakespeare's "ESL characters" / Matthew Davies -- All one mutual cry : the myth of standard accents in Shakespearean performance / Ronan Paterson -- How should Shakespeare sound? Actors and the journey from OP to RP / Alec Paterson -- Accentism, anglocentrism, and multilingualism in South African Shakespeares / Christopher Thurman -- "What doth your speech import?" The implication of accents in Indian Shakespeares / Koel Chatterjee -- "What country, friends, is this?" The Indian accent vs. received pronunciation in productions of Twelfth night / Taarini Mookherjee -- "Rackers of orthography"? Speaking Shakespeare in "Engrish" / Adele Lee -- Alien accents : signifying the Shakespearean Other in audio performances / Douglas M. Lanier -- Afterword / Carla Della Gatta.
"This collection explores the consequences of accentism in the Shakespeare industry across languages and cultures, past and present"-- Provided by publisher.
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