Shakespeare's insults : a pragmatic dictionary / Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vienne-Guerrin, Nathalie, author.

Series:

Arden Shakespeare dictionary series.

Arden Shakespeare dictionaries

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Shakespeare, William.

Invective in literature--Dictionaries.

Invective in literature.

Invective--Terminology.

Invective.

Invective--England--History--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (513 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

HTML

text file

Summary:

"Why are certain words used as insults in Shakespeare's world and what do these words do and say? Shakespeare's plays abound with insults which are more often merely cited than thoroughly studied, quotation prevailing over exploration. The purpose of this richly detailed dictionary is to go beyond the surface of these words and to analyse why and how words become insults in Shakespeare's world. It's an invaluable resource and reference guide for anyone grappling with the complexities and rewards of Shakespeare's inventive use of language in the realm of insult and verbal sparring."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Series Editor's Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Abbreviations

A-Z entries

Select Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781780935898

1780935897

9781474252676

1474252672

OCLC:

929853472