Shakespeare's words : a glossary and language companion
By: Crystal, David.
Contributor(s): Crystal, Ben.
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BookPublisher: London Penguin 2002Description: xxiv, 649p.ISBN: 9780140291179.Subject(s): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Language -- Glossaries, etc | English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- GlossariesDDC classification: 822.33 | C889 Summary: 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.
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PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | Reference | 822.33 C889 (Browse shelf) | Reference | A174649 |
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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.
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