Shakespeare's Words
Author | : Ben Crystal |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 1347 |
Release | : 2004-04-01 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780141941523 |
ISBN-10 | : 0141941529 |
Rating | : 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Download or read book Shakespeare's Words written by Ben Crystal and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2004-04-01 with total page 1347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.