Shakespeare's Words

David Crystal |
Shakespeare's Words
Author : David Crystal
Publisher : Penguin Books
Total Pages : 676
Release : 2002-12-31
ISBN 10 : 0140291172
ISBN 13 : 9780140291179
Language : EN, FR, DE, ES & NL
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Shakespeare's Words Book Description:

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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