Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408143771
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Who said " Neither a lender nor a borrower be"? Who are the star-crossed lovers? Which Shakespearean lady protests "too much"? If you have ever been stuck trying to identify a Shakespearean quote then this is the book for you! With over 3,000 quotes from single lines to quite long extracts, organized by topic and by play, this is an essential book for anyone with an interest in Shakespeare. The key word index makes it easy to use and it also includes a glossary of unfamiliar terms and a brief biography of Shakespeare. The Dictionary is easy to dip into by word or theme (love, greed, disease, war etc) or by play, and the indexes allow readers to track down a half-remembered quote easily. An ideal companion for all students, teachers or performers of Shakespeare, this Dictionary is a useful and entertaining reference work.
The Arden Dictionary Of Shakespeare Quotations
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408143771
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Who said " Neither a lender nor a borrower be"? Who are the star-crossed lovers? Which Shakespearean lady protests "too much"? If you have ever been stuck trying to identify a Shakespearean quote then this is the book for you! With over 3,000 quotes from single lines to quite long extracts, organized by topic and by play, this is an essential book for anyone with an interest in Shakespeare. The key word index makes it easy to use and it also includes a glossary of unfamiliar terms and a brief biography of Shakespeare. The Dictionary is easy to dip into by word or theme (love, greed, disease, war etc) or by play, and the indexes allow readers to track down a half-remembered quote easily. An ideal companion for all students, teachers or performers of Shakespeare, this Dictionary is a useful and entertaining reference work.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408143771
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Who said " Neither a lender nor a borrower be"? Who are the star-crossed lovers? Which Shakespearean lady protests "too much"? If you have ever been stuck trying to identify a Shakespearean quote then this is the book for you! With over 3,000 quotes from single lines to quite long extracts, organized by topic and by play, this is an essential book for anyone with an interest in Shakespeare. The key word index makes it easy to use and it also includes a glossary of unfamiliar terms and a brief biography of Shakespeare. The Dictionary is easy to dip into by word or theme (love, greed, disease, war etc) or by play, and the indexes allow readers to track down a half-remembered quote easily. An ideal companion for all students, teachers or performers of Shakespeare, this Dictionary is a useful and entertaining reference work.
Shakespeare-lexicon
Author: Alexander Schmidt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
Shakespeare's Words
Author: Ben Crystal
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141941529
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1347
Book Description
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 diagramatic representation of the relationships within each play.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141941529
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1347
Book Description
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 diagramatic representation of the relationships within each play.
The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations
Author: Robert Andrews
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231071949
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1214
Book Description
Over 11,000 of these 18,000 quotations have never before appeared in a quotation book. Chosen not for their familiarity but for their quality and their relevance in the 1990s, these provocative quotations cover subjects from adolescence and adoption to yuppies and zoos.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231071949
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1214
Book Description
Over 11,000 of these 18,000 quotations have never before appeared in a quotation book. Chosen not for their familiarity but for their quality and their relevance in the 1990s, these provocative quotations cover subjects from adolescence and adoption to yuppies and zoos.
Shakespeare Lexicon and Quotation Dictionary
Author: Alexander Schmidt
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486227276
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
Provides definitions and locations of every word Shakespeare used in his writings. Also includes exact quotations from some of Shakespeare's most famous works.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486227276
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
Provides definitions and locations of every word Shakespeare used in his writings. Also includes exact quotations from some of Shakespeare's most famous works.
A New Dictionary of Quotations on Historical Principles from Ancient and Modern Sources
Author: Henry Louis Mencken
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Quotations, English
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Quotations, English
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Concise Columbia Dictionary of Quotations
Author: Robert Andrews
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231069908
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
A collection of over 6,000 remarks, witticisms, judgements, and observations.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231069908
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
A collection of over 6,000 remarks, witticisms, judgements, and observations.
The Dictionary of Shakespeare Words
Author: Bookcaps
Publisher: BookCaps Study Guides
ISBN: 1610428943
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
Do you ever find yourself reading Shakespeare and are completely lost because of words like Obeisance and Quiddity? This dictionary contains over 4500 Shakespearean words and their definition.
Publisher: BookCaps Study Guides
ISBN: 1610428943
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 359
Book Description
Do you ever find yourself reading Shakespeare and are completely lost because of words like Obeisance and Quiddity? This dictionary contains over 4500 Shakespearean words and their definition.
The Little Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Author: Susan Ratcliffe
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
From Ambition to Youth, Health and Fitness to Technology, this little dictionary is packed full of more than 4,000 quotations on over 250 subjects. Arranged by theme and with an author index, this new edition contains simply the best quotations from three millennia. Fascinating andentertaining, it is guaranteed to amuse and delight.On Imagination'I'm up to my neck in the real world, every day. Just you try doing your VAT return with a head full of goblins.'Terry PratchettOn the Twentieth Century'The light may be fading on the 20th century, but the sun is still rising on America.'Bill Clinton
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
From Ambition to Youth, Health and Fitness to Technology, this little dictionary is packed full of more than 4,000 quotations on over 250 subjects. Arranged by theme and with an author index, this new edition contains simply the best quotations from three millennia. Fascinating andentertaining, it is guaranteed to amuse and delight.On Imagination'I'm up to my neck in the real world, every day. Just you try doing your VAT return with a head full of goblins.'Terry PratchettOn the Twentieth Century'The light may be fading on the 20th century, but the sun is still rising on America.'Bill Clinton
A Dictionary of Shakespeare
Author: Stanley Wells
Publisher:
ISBN: 0192806386
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Compiled by the general editor of The Oxford Shakespeare, and one of the best-known authorities on the playwright's works, this dictionary offers up-to-date information on all aspects of Shakespeare, both in his own time and in later ages. The wide-ranging entries cover Shakespeare's plays, as well as everything from famous actors, writers, and directors connected with Shakespeare, to theatres, historical figures and places of particular interest relating to his life and work. The dictionary also includes box features of passages on Shakespeare by other famous authors, from Dr Johnson and Jane Austin to Bernard Levin and Virginia Woolf. Ideal reference for the student, actor, or director, and fascinating browsing for the general reader interested in Shakespeare's life and work.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0192806386
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Compiled by the general editor of The Oxford Shakespeare, and one of the best-known authorities on the playwright's works, this dictionary offers up-to-date information on all aspects of Shakespeare, both in his own time and in later ages. The wide-ranging entries cover Shakespeare's plays, as well as everything from famous actors, writers, and directors connected with Shakespeare, to theatres, historical figures and places of particular interest relating to his life and work. The dictionary also includes box features of passages on Shakespeare by other famous authors, from Dr Johnson and Jane Austin to Bernard Levin and Virginia Woolf. Ideal reference for the student, actor, or director, and fascinating browsing for the general reader interested in Shakespeare's life and work.