Shakespeare's Words: A Glossary and Language CompanionA 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. |
Contents
Shakespearian Circles Synopses and Dramatis Personae | |
Text Chronology | |
Appendices | |
Acknowledgements | |
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Shakespeare's Words: A Glossary and Language Companion David Crystal,Ben Crystal No preview available - 2002 |
Shakespeare's Words: A Glossary and Language Companion David Crystal,Ben Crystal No preview available - 2002 |
Shakespeare's Words: A Glossary and Language Companion David Crystal,Ben Crystal No preview available - 2002 |
Common terms and phrases
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