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Book Synopsis"Voice in Motion is a book of interdisciplinary reach, solid scholarship, and imaginative resonance."-Bruce Smith, University of Southern California
Trade Review"Bloom's interest in voice in the theater is grounded in early modern ideas about the human body and the mechanics of vocal production. The range of plays on which she draws lets her combine new readings of canonical works with fresh attention to less well known texts.
Voice in Motion is a book of interdisciplinary reach, solid scholarship, and imaginative resonance." * Bruce Smith, University of Southern California *
"A valuable addition to recent work on the history of the senses and a significant contribution to early modern gender studies. Giving voice to women, Bloom convincingly argues, requires examining the cultrually-specific meanings of voice itself." *
Renaissance Quarterly *
"Meticulously researched and carefully argued." *
H-Net Reviews *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: From Excitable Speech to Voice in Motion
1. Squeaky Voices: Marston, Mulcaster, and the Boy Actor
2. Words Made of Breath: Shakespeare, Bacon, and Particulate Matter
3. Fortress of the Ear: Shakespeare's Late Plays, Protestant Sermons, and Audience
4. Echoic Sound: Sandys's Englished Ovid and Feminist Criticism
Epilogue: Performing the Voice of Queen Elizabeth
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
