<p>Based on the authors' philosophy that scholarship, technical know-how, sensitivity, and the desire to share are cornerstones of interpretation, this classic text provides students who are new to performance study with a solid foundation in literary analysis and performance. The Eleventh Edition includes more than 100 classic and contemporary poems, short stories, and dramatic works to inspire students. Practical features include a discussion of performance ethics; suggestions for a student's first performance; special insights on maximizing the use of the voice and body; Analyzing the Performance sections; and Rehearsal Tips.</p>

Oral interpretation

Reference

Charlotte I. Lee

Words, Language & Grammar

HOUGHTON,MIFFLIN AND COMPANY

For over fifty years, Oral Interpretation has successfully prepared students to analyze and perform literature through an accessible, step-by-step process. The authors classic commitment to helping students understand literature then to embody and evoke the work has been refined to offer students a more concise, user-friendly process that will help them succeed in their daunting first performance. Updated with a tightly edited collection of classic and contemporary selections, each chapter provides a wide variety of selections for students at all levels. Chapters devoted to each genre---narrative, poetry, drama, group performance–explore the unique challenges of each form while newly revised chapters on Using the Body and Using the Voice in performance introduce students to technical exercises to promote performance flexibility.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Houghton, Mifflin Co.

Oral Interpretation

Houghton Mifflin College Div.

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