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  Shakespeare's Words: A Glossary and Language Companion (Paperback) By (author) David Crystal, By (author) Ben Crystal, Preface by Stanley W. Wells

  

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  Short Description for Shakespeare's WordsSuitable for scholars, students and actors, this book contains glosses and quotes for over 14,000 words that could be misunderstood by modern audience. It features different panels that look at such areas of Shakespeare's language as greetings, swear-words and terms of address.
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  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Published: 01 April 2004
  • Format: Paperback 676 pages
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  • Categories: Shakespeare Plays | Shakespeare Studies & Criticism | Literary Reference Works
  • ISBN 13: 9780140291179 ISBN 10: 0140291172
  • Sales rank: 14,743

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Full description for Shakespeare's Words

• A vital resource for scholars, students and actors, this book contains glosses and quotes for over 14,000 words that could be misunderstood by or are unknown to a modern audience. Displayed panels look at such areas of Shakespeare's language as greetings, swear-words and terms of address. Plot summaries are included for all Shakespeare's plays and on the facing page is a unique diagrammatic representation of the relationships within each play.