Shakespeare and Language

Alexander, Catherine M. S. (Editor)/ Berry, Philippa (Contributor)/ Booth, Stephen (Contributor)/ St Clare Byrne, Muriel (Contributor)/ Cusack, Bridget (Contributor)/ Ewbank, Inga-Stina (Contributor)/ Hapgood, Robert (Contributor)/ Hawkes, Terence (Contributor)/ Hope, Jonathan (Contributor)/ Hopkins, Lisa (Contributor)

ISBN 10: 0521831393 / ISBN 13: 9780521831390

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 2004

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294 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shakespeare and Language
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521831393
• ISBN 13: 9780521831390
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.61 kilograms

About this title

Synopsis

This collection of essays considers the characteristics and unique qualities of Shakespeare's language, as well as the relationship between language and event, and the social, theatrical and literary function of language. A new introduction by Jonathan Hope explicates the differences between Shakespeare's language and our own, providing an appropriate theoretical and contextual framework.

About the Author

Catherine M. S. Alexander is a lecturer at the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham. She is editor of The Cambridge Shakespeare Library and co-editor of Shakespeare and Race (2001) and Shakespeare and Sexuality (2001).