Learning on ScreenPractical Criticism: Reading Skills and the Enjoyment of Shakespeare
- Synopsis
- Peter Mercer studies the endings of Othello and Macbeth in a manner that resonates backwards through the entire works. He reminds the listener that any group of actors producing and performing drama must use ‘practical criticism’ by the nature of things. No performance will work until every word, nuance and irony, along with every aspect of characterisation, interpretation, staging and lighting, are in place.
- Series
- Critical Forum
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio
- Year of release
- 1989
- Availability
- Sale
Credits
- Contributor
- Peter Mercer
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Macbeth; Othello
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- literary criticism; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Possibly out of distribution (2005)
- General
- Tapes in the Critical Forum series are designed for those who have read the text and have it in front of them; the poetry tapes take "close reading" as their method and are aimed primarily at sixth form and undergraduate students.
Production Company
- Name
Norwich Tapes
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Norwich Tapes
- enquiries@thecriticalforum.co.uk
- Web
- http://thecriticalforum.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01280 816190
- Address
- The Critical Forum
10 West Street
BUCKINGHAM
MK18 1HL - Notes
- 1997 - distributed through Trumedia as well as direct, Many of the tapes are available from The Critical Forum. 2007 A full set of the Critical Forum Tapes has been deposited in the University of Buckingham archive.
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