Shakespeare's Non-Standard English: A Dictionary of His Informal Language

by N.F. Blake

Book Overview

Most scholarly attention on Shakespeare's vocabulary has been directed towards his enrichment of the language through borrowing words from other languages and has thus concentrated on the more learned aspects of his vocabulary. However, the bulk of Shakespeare's output consists of plays and to make these appear lifelike he needed to employ a colloquial and informal style. This aspect of his work has been largely disregarded apart from his bawdy language...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826491235
• ISBN13: 9780826491237
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"