Shakespeare's sexual language : a glossary / Gordon Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Gordon, author.

Series:

Student Shakespeare Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Language--Glossaries, etc.

Shakespeare, William.

English language--Early modern, 1500-1700--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.

English language.

English language--Early modern, 1500-1700--Slang--Dictionaries.

Erotic literature, English--Dictionaries.

Erotic literature, English.

Figures of speech--Dictionaries.

Figures of speech.

Sex in literature--Dictionaries.

Sex in literature.

Sex symbolism--Dictionaries.

Sex symbolism.

Sex--Dictionaries.

Sex.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Continuum, 2006]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Shakespeare's use of sexual language, imagery and erotic themes is extensive, varied, and although this is necessarily hard to establish, probably innovative at times. This glossary provides a first-hand guide to Shakespeare's sexual language, some of which is notoriously difficult to unravel and whose roots go back into earlier literature. Compiled by Gordon Williams, author of the authoritative three volume Dictionary of Sexual Language and Imagery in Shakespearean and Stuart Literature, this is a comprehensive but concise reference guide to sexual language and imagery in Shakespeare. Entries are cross-referenced and include references to textual examples where possible."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Method, Scope, and Conventions of the Glossary; Signs and Abbreviations; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Select Bibliography

Notes:

Supplement to: Dictionary of sexual language and imagery in Shakespearean and Stuart literature.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611295400

9781472555441

1472555449

9781281295408

128129540X

9781847144553

1847144551

OCLC:

230250410