Much ado about nothing : language and writing / Indira Ghose.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ghose, Indira, author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Arden student skills.

Arden student skills: language and writing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Much ado about nothing.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Language.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Much ado about nothing (Shakespeare, William).

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

xii, 180 pages ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.

Summary:

"Much Ado About Nothing presents a world of glittering surfaces and exquisite social performances. The language of the play sparkles with a fireworks of wit and dazzling bouts of repartee, most memorably in the "merry war" of words between the reluctant lovers, Benedick and Beatrice. A closer look at the language of the play, however, reveals it to be laced with violence and charged with the desire to humiliate others. Wit is deployed as a weapon to ridicule one's opponent; much of the humour circulates incessantly around the theme of cuckoldry, a major source of male anxiety in the period. The most drastic use of language is to slander Hero by accusing her of a lack of chastity - an accusation that spelt social death for a woman in the early modern age. The death that Hero feigns mirrors accurately the devastating effects of the assassination of her character by the smart set of young noblemen in the play. This study guide focuses on examining the array of the uses of language that the play displays, and probes into the ideas about language that it explores. The book looks at key film versions of the play by Kenneth Branagh and Joss Whedon which are often used on courses, whilst also offering practical questions and tips to help students develop their own critical writing skills and deepen their understanding of the play."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Language in context

Language : forms and uses

Language through time

Language, performance and writing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781472580979

1472580974

9781472580986

1472580982

OCLC:

961003723

Publisher Number:

99975099450