Shakespeare's Words: A Glossary and Language Companion

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: David Crystal, Ben Crystal
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 12/31/2002
Pages: 676
Weight: 2.69lbs
Size: 11.38h x 7.24w x 1.59d
ISBN: 9780140291179