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9780140291179

Shakespeare's Words : A Glossary and Language Companion

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  • ISBN13:

    9780140291179

  • ISBN10:

    0140291172

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-12-31
  • Publisher: Penguin Books

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Summary

Shakespeare's Words is for people who love Shakespeare, or who love language, or both. David Crystal, one of the world's leading experts on the English language, and his actor son, Ben, have created an immensely practical and enlightening guide to understanding Shakespeare's language for readers, audiences, students, directors and actors. They have collected over 14, 000 words that can cause difficulty or be ambiguous to the modern reader. Each word is glossed and illustrated by at least on quotation. There are succinct pricis of the plays, lists of dramatis personae and a unique diagrammatic circle for each play demonstrating the interaction of characters and their allegiances. With special panels on intriguing areas such as archaisms, greetings, farewells and swear words, as well as dialects, Greek mythology, weapons and money, Shakespeare's Words will greatly enrich every reader's understanding and appreciating of the plays, and will encourage a new generation to treasure them.

Author Biography

David Crystal is honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor, and the editor of The Penguin Encyclopedia.

 


Ben Crystal graduated from Lancaster University and has trained and worked as an actor.

Table of Contents

Preface x
Introduction xi
Abbreviations, Symbols, and Conventions xvii
Text Abbreviations xix
List of Glossary Panels
xx
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW) xxi
A--Z Glossary
1(510)
Shakespearian Circles, Synopses, and Dramatis Personae 511(81)
Text Chronology 592(1)
List of Characters' Names 593
Appendices
List of Appendices
612
I--VI Beings
613
VII Times
630
VIII--X Places
631
XI--XVI Languages and Dialects
638

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