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Shakespeare's Words: A Glossary and Language Companion
David Crystal, one of the world's foremost authorities on the English language has taken a fresh look at the vocabulary of Shakespeare's poems and plays and compiled a glossary of nearly 14,000 words and meanings that may be misunderstood by modern readers.
Paperback, 676 pages
Published
January 1st 2003
by Penguin Books
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This is a reference book, but I'm putting it in my "read" shelf, because I've used it. Actually I just got it about a week ago, but I'm confident writing a review about it, because it is wonderful. The book comprises three parts:
The first part is a dictionary of Shakespearian tearms, which has clarified a lot of misconceptions. I always thought the phrases "bare bodkin" and "jig off" sounded vaguely lewd, but they aren't. 'Nuff said about that.
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The first part is a dictionary of Shakespearian tearms, which has clarified a lot of misconceptions. I always thought the phrases "bare bodkin" and "jig off" sounded vaguely lewd, but they aren't. 'Nuff said about that.
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Great book, though sometimes will have very obvious words defined/put into context and then the ones I'm looking for are nowhere to be found!
Great resource when reading Shakespeare!
This is a great resource. I highly recommend it.
Excellent resource. I'll add more later.
This really is the best book you could get on Shakespeare's words and language. One could spend hours poring over the meanings of words we have to-day (and many that we only have relatives of). Brilliant!
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David Crystal works from his home in Holyhead, North Wales, as a writer, editor, lecturer, and broadcaster. Born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland in 1941, he spent his early years in Holyhead. His family moved to Liverpool in 1951, and he received his secondary schooling at St Mary's College. He read English at University College London (1959-62), specialised in English language studies, did some rese...more
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