Shakespeare and Language (Paperback)

Catherine M.S. Alexander

ISBN 10: 0521539005 / ISBN 13: 9780521539005

Editore: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2004

Paperback. Shakespeare and language is an area of study that here includes style, speech, sound and sex. As the foremost Shakespeare publication, Shakespeare Survey has been well placed to reflect trends and developments in academic approaches to Shakespeare and to language and this collection of essays considers the characteristics, excitement and unique qualities of Shakespeare's language, 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, provides a theoretical and contextual framework for the pieces that follow, and makes transparent an aspect of Shakespeare's craft (and the critical response to it) that has frequently been opaque. This collection considers the characteristics, excitement and unique qualities of Shakespeare's language, the relationship between language and event, and the social, theatrical and literary functions of language. A new introduction, by Jonathan Hope, explicates the differences between Shakespeare's language and our own. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780521539005

Riassunto:

This book features a selection of the best essays from the last forty years on Shakespeare's use of language.

Informazioni sull?autore: 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).

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: Shakespeare and Language (Paperback)
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Data di pubblicazione: 2004
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: new