Spoken Word in the UK

Synopsis

Spoken Word in the UK is a comprehensive and in-depth introduction to spoken word performance in the UK – its origins and development, its performers and audiences, and the vast array of different styles and characteristics that make it unique. Drawing together a wide range of authors including scholars, critics, and practitioners, each chapter gives a new perspective on performance poetics. The six sections of the book cover the essential elements of understanding the form and discuss how this key aspect of contemporary performance can be analysed stylistically, how its development fits into the context of performance in the UK, the ways in which its performers reach and engage with their audiences, and its place in the education system. Each chapter is a case study of one key aspect, example, or context of spoken word performance, combining to make the most wide-ranging account of this form of performance currently available. This is a crucial and ground-breaking companion for those studying or teaching spoken word performance, as well as scholars and researchers across the fields of theatre and performance studies, literary studies, and cultural studies.

Copyright:

2021

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

474 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000373998

Related ISBNs:

9780367352523, 9780367352530, 9780429330223

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

04/28/21

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Lucy English and Jack McGowan

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Entertainment, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Drama, Plays and Theater, Communication

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Lucy English

Edited by:

Jack McGowan