Shakespeare's Words

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Shakespeare's Words

A Glossary and Language Companion

Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 Literary studies: plays and playwrights Literary reference works

Authors: Ben Crystal, David Crystal

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Language: English

Published by: Penguin

Published on: 1 April 2004

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 14 Mb

ISBN: 9780141941523


Overview

A vital resource for scholars, students and actors, this book contains glosses and quotes for over 14,000 words that could be misunderstood by or are unknown to a modern audience.

Features

Displayed panels look at such areas of Shakespeare's language as greetings, swear-words and terms of address.

Additional Content

Plot summaries are included for all Shakespeare's plays and on the facing page is a unique diagramatic representation of the relationships within each play.

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