"Shakespeare's Word Music" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbc1754/ Author: Edmondson, Paul. Type: Book Chapter Year: 2013 Publication Information: Post, The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare's Poetry, 306–22. : Post, The Oxford Handbook of Shakespeare's Poetry Annotation: Considers the sounds of Shakespeare's "word music," suggesting that "[a]ny close, performance-focused reading of Shakespeare" should entail "the musicality of the words (how do the words sound, and what effect does this have on their overall meaning and dramatic function)." Performs this reading on Viola's "willow cabin speech" in Twelfth Night and Lady Macbeth's insane musings. Language: English Persons: Post, Jonathan F. S. Tags: Macbeth, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, Twelfth Night WSB Update: Winter 2014 WSB Record Number: bbbc1754