Dictionary Of Shakespeare
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| Author | : Stanley Wells |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 242 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0192806386 |
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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 | : Ben Crystal |
| Publisher | : Penguin UK |
| Total Pages | : 676 |
| Release | : 2004-04-01 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0141941529 |
Download Shakespeare's Words Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
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 | : Louise McConnell |
| Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
| Total Pages | : 344 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781579582159 |
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William Shakespeare is acknowledged to be the greatest writer in the English language. This new dictionary includes more than 1,500 entries that cover: Shakespeare's theatre and stagecraft; Elizabethan history and society; all of Shakespeare's plays and poems; his main characters; and terms used in critical reviews.Each of the encyclopedic entries provides a clear explanation of the term, its origins, relevance and use. Dictionary of Shakespeare has been carefully written in a non-technical way to insure that all levels of student and researcher will find the entries clear and uncomplicated.The entries help explain the terms used in Shakespeare's texts and in their execution and so provides the historical context required to give the reader a full background of the term. This feature sets the dictionary apart from others on the same subject that concentrate either on single plays or on the biographies of his characters. No other title explains so great a range of theatrical, historical, and"Shakespearean" terms.
| Author | : Bookcaps |
| Publisher | : BookCaps Study Guides |
| Total Pages | : 359 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Reference |
| ISBN | : 1610428943 |
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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 | : Charles Talbut Onions |
| Publisher | : Oxford : The Clarendon Press |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 1919 |
| Genre | : English language |
| ISBN | : |
Download A Shakespeare Glossary Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
| Author | : Stuart Gillespie |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 433 |
| Release | : 2016-02-25 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1474216064 |
Download Shakespeare's Books Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
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 | : Sandra Clark |
| Publisher | : Random House (UK) |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Drama |
| ISBN | : |
Download The Hutchinson Shakespeare Dictionary Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
| Author | : George Koppelman |
| Publisher | : Axletree Books |
| Total Pages | : 407 |
| Release | : 2015-10-01 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 0692500324 |
Download Shakespeare's Beehive Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A study of manuscript annotations in a curious copy of John Baret's ALVEARIE, an Elizabethan dictionary published in 1580. This revised and expanded second edition presents new evidence and furthers the argument that the annotations were written by William Shakespeare. This ebook contains text in color, and images. We recommend reading it on a device that displays both.
| Author | : William Shakespeare |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 410 |
| Release | : 2014-07-17 |
| Genre | : Drama |
| ISBN | : 1408143771 |
Download The Arden Dictionary Of Shakespeare Quotations Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Who said " Neither a lender nor a borrower be"? Who are the star-crossed lovers? Which Shakespearean lady protests "too much"? If you have ever been stuck trying to identify a Shakespearean quote then this is the book for you! With over 3,000 quotes from single lines to quite long extracts, organized by topic and by play, this is an essential book for anyone with an interest in Shakespeare. The key word index makes it easy to use and it also includes a glossary of unfamiliar terms and a brief biography of Shakespeare. The Dictionary is easy to dip into by word or theme (love, greed, disease, war etc) or by play, and the indexes allow readers to track down a half-remembered quote easily. An ideal companion for all students, teachers or performers of Shakespeare, this Dictionary is a useful and entertaining reference work.
| Author | : Christopher R. Wilson |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 418 |
| Release | : 2014-02-27 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1472557522 |
Download Music in Shakespeare Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
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.
