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Shakespeare's language : a glossary of unfamiliar words in Shakespeare's plays and poems / Eugene F. Shewmaker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shewmaker, Eugene F.
- Series:
- [Facts on File library of world literature] Shakespeare's language
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Language--Glossaries, etc.
- Shakespeare, William.
- English language--Early modern, 1500-1700--Dictionaries.
- English language.
- English language--Obsolete words--Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxvii, 628 pages).
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Facts On File, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A comprehensive guide to the ornate and sometimes bewildering language that may be unfamiliar to today's readers of Shakespeare's plays and poetry.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface to the Second Edition""; ""An Introduction to Shakespeare and his Language""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Shakespeare's Works""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z""; ""Chronology of Plays & Poems of William Shakespeare (1564-1616)""; ""Bibliography""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612438653
- 9781282438651
- 1282438654
- 9781438126791
- 1438126794
- OCLC:
- 562574842
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