A Shakespeare Glossary

Onions, C. T.

ISBN 10: 0198111991 / ISBN 13: 9780198111993

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 1986

Beschreibung

The item is showing use from the previous owner but works perfectly. Signs of previous ownership which could include: tears, scuffing, notes, excessive highlighting, gift inscriptions, slight water damage, a missing dust jacket, and library markings.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4BQGBJ014E5J

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: A Shakespeare Glossary
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1986
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0198111991
• ISBN-13: 9780198111993
• Einband: hardcover
• Auflage: 3. Auflage
• Zustand: Acceptable
• Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag

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Inhaltsangabe

The last edition of this famous glossary was published in 1919. This thorough revision takes account of the considerable advances in Shakespeare scholarship since then.

Reseña del editor

A justly famous aid to the study of Shakespeare, this glossary--originally compiled by C.T. Onions, an editor of the Oxford English Dictionary--clarifies those words in Sshakespeare whose senses or connotations may be unfamiliar to the modern reader, with special attention given to dialect forms, idioms, and colloquial phrases. Original in its explanations and illuminating in its definitions, the Glossary brings out the richness and subtley found in Elizabethan English. Incorporating the many advances made in the field since the last (revised) edition was published in 1919, this volume reveals new facts about the meanings of words in Shakfespeare, alters previous interpretations, and resolves earlier controversies. In addition, the book takes advantage of two highly accurate, computer based concordances that make ever occurrence of each word immediately accesssible for investigation and comparison. A reference work without peer, the Glossary is an essential source for students, scholars, playgoers and readers of Shakespeare, and those interested in the history of the English language.