Shakespeare's religious language : a dictionary / R. Chris Hassel, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hassel, R. Chris (Rudolph Chris), 1939- author.

Series:

Athlone Shakespeare dictionary series.

Athlone Shakespeare dictionary series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Religion--Dictionaries.

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

English language.

Religion in literature--Dictionaries.

Religion in literature.

Religion--Dictionaries.

Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (480 p.)

Edition:

Paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Thoemmes Continuum, 2005.

Summary:

Religious issues and religious discourse were vastly important in the sixteenth and seventeenth century and religious language is key to an understanding of Shakespeare's plays and poems. This dictionary discusses just over 1000 words and names in Shakespeare's works that have some religious denotation or connotation. Its unique word-by-word approach allows equal consideration of the full religious nuance of each of these words, from 'abbess' to 'zeal'. It also gradually reveals the persistence, the variety, and the sophistication of Shakespeare's religious usage. . Frequent attention is giv

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; A-Z; Primary Bibliography; Secondary Bibliography; Index of Shakespeare's Works; General Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611298531

9781472555434

1472555430

9781281298539

1281298530

9781847142214

1847142214

OCLC:

229369523