A Dictionary Of The Language Of Shakespeare
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| Author | : Stanley Wells |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 242 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0192806386 |
Compiled by the general editor of The Oxford Shakespeare, and one of the best-known authorities on the playwright's works, this dictionary offers up-to-date information on all aspects of Shakespeare, both in his own time and in later ages. The wide-ranging entries cover Shakespeare's plays, as well as everything from famous actors, writers, and directors connected with Shakespeare, to theatres, historical figures and places of particular interest relating to his life and work. The dictionary also includes box features of passages on Shakespeare by other famous authors, from Dr Johnson and Jane Austin to Bernard Levin and Virginia Woolf. Ideal reference for the student, actor, or director, and fascinating browsing for the general reader interested in Shakespeare's life and work.
| Author | : Stuart Gillespie |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 433 |
| Release | : 2016-02-25 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1474216064 |
Shakespeare's Books contains nearly 200 entries covering the full range of literature Shakespeare was acquainted with, including classical, historical, religious and contemporary works. The dictionary covers works whose importance to Shakespeare has emerged more clearly in recent years due to new research, as well as explaining current thinking on long-recognized sources such as Plutarch, Ovid, Holinshed, Ariosto and Montaigne. Entries for all major sources include surveys of the writer's place in Shakespeare's time, detailed discussion of their relation to his work, and full bibliography. These are enhanced by sample passages from early modern England writers, together with reproductions of pages from the original texts. Now available in paperback with a new preface bringing the book up to date, this is an invaluable reference tool.
| Author | : Ben Crystal |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 1347 |
| Release | : 2004-04-01 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0141941529 |
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.
| Author | : Charles Edelman |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 452 |
| Release | : 2004-01-01 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9780826477774 |
Shakespeare's Military Language: A Dictionary is a comprehensive reference guide to Shakespeare's use of military language, customs and ideas. More than just a book of definitions, an A-Z of nearly 300 entries provides a comprehensive account of Shakespeare's portrayal of military life, tactics, and technology and explores how the plays comment upon military incidents and personalities of the Elizabethan era, and how warfare was presented on the Elizabethan stage. Warfare is everywhere in Shakespeare and the military action in many of Shakespeare's plays, and the military imagery in all his plays and poems, show that he possessed an extraordinarily detailed knowledge of warfare, both ancient and modern. Shakespeare's Military Language is an ideal guide to Shakespeare's military references for students of Shakespeare at every level.
| Author | : Christopher R. Wilson |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 434 |
| Release | : 2014-02-27 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1472557522 |
With an A-Z of over 300 entries, Music in Shakespeare is the most comprehensive study of all the musical terms found in Shakespeare's complete works. It includes a definition of each musical term in its historical and theoretical context, and explores the diverse extent of musical imagery across the full range of Shakespeare's dramatic and poetic work, as well as analysing the usage of instruments and sound effects on the Shakespearean stage. This is a comprehensive reference guide for scholars and students with interests in the thematic and allegorical relevance of music in Shakespeare, and the history of performance. Identifying all musical terms found in the Shakespeare canon, it will also be of use to the growing number of directors and actors concerned with recovering the staging conditions of the early modern theatre.
| Author | : Bookcaps |
| Publisher | : BookCaps Study Guides |
| Total Pages | : 359 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 1610428943 |
Do you ever find yourself reading Shakespeare and are completely lost because of words like Obeisance and Quiddity? This dictionary contains over 4500 Shakespearean words and their definition.
| Author | : Joan Fitzpatrick |
| Publisher | : Continuum |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2011-02-17 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9781441179982 |
| Author | : Norman Blake |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 448 |
| Release | : 2006-08-22 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9780826491237 |
Most scholarly attention on Shakespeare's vocabulary has been directed towards his enrichment of the language through borrowing words from other languages and has thus concentrated on the more learned aspects of his vocabulary. However, the bulk of Shakespeare's output consists of plays and to make these appear lifelike he needed to employ a colloquial and informal style. This aspect of his work has been largely disregarded apart from his bawdy language. This dictionary includes all types of non-standard and informal language and lists all examples found in Shakespeare's works. These include dialect forms, colloquial forms, non-standard and variant forms, fashionable words and puns. >
| Author | : Sujata Iyengar |
| Publisher | : Arden Shakespeare |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2014-04-24 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9781472520401 |
Physicians, readers and scholars have long been fascinated by Shakespeare's medical language and the presence or mentioning of healers, wise women, surgeons and doctors in his work. This dictionary includes ailments, general medical concepts (elements, humours, spirits) and cures and therapies (ranging from blood-letting to herbal medicines) in Shakespeare, but also body parts, bodily functions, and entries on 'the pathological body' taking into account recent critical work on the early modern body. It will provide a comprehensive guide for those needing to understand specific references in the plays, in particular, archaic diagnoses or therapies ('choleric', 'tub-fast') and words that have changed their meanings ('phlegmatic', 'urinal'); those who want to learn more about early modern medical concepts ('elements', 'humors'); and those who might have questions about the embodied experience of living in Shakespeare's England. Entries reveal what terms and concepts might mean in the context of Shakespeare's plays, and the significance that a particular disease, body part or function has in individual plays and the Shakespearean corpus at large.
| Author | : B. J. Sokol |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 510 |
| Release | : 2000-01-01 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0485115492 |
This encyclopedia-style dicitonary explores early modern social life, legal thought, and the interactions within Shakespearean drama.
