Olivier Had It Wrong: Shakespeare’s Original Pronunciation

Synopsis

An interview hosted by Kurt Andersen with linguistic scholar David Crystal and his actor son Ben. They discuss what they term OP (Original Pronunciation) in Shakespeare, which they have recreated. They now advise theatre companies who wish to perform Shakespeare plays in an approximation of how the language would have been spoken in the original productions.

Series

Studio 360

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Audio

Transmission details

11 Apr 2014

Credits

Contributor

Ben Crystal

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama; Shakespeare

Keywords

phonetics; pronunciation

Notes

Notes

The site includes an extended version of the interview running 37 minutes.

Online Availability

Online URL

https://www.wnyc.org/story/olivier-had-wrong-shakespeare-original-pronunciation/

Online format

Streamed

Distributor

Name

WNYC

Web

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