Description
| Product ID: | 9780140291179 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Shakespeare's Words |
| Subtitle: | A Glossary and Language Companion |
| Authors: | Author: Ben Crystal, David Crystal |
| Page Count: | 676 |
| Subjects: | Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Shakespeare studies & criticism, Literary reference works, Literary reference works, English |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Suitable for scholars, students and actors, this book contains glosses and quotes for over 14,000 words that could be misunderstood by modern audience. It features different panels that look at such areas of Shakespeare's language as greetings, swear-words and terms of address. 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. Displayed panels look at such areas of Shakespeare''s language as greetings, swear-words and terms of address. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2004-04-01 |
