
Shakespeare's Political and Economic Language
A Dictionary
Vivian Thomas(Author)
The Arden Shakespeare (Publisher)
Published on 29. January 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
416 pages
978-1-4725-7338-4 (ISBN)
Description
Shakespeare's plays are pervaded by political and economic words and concepts, not only in the histories and tragedies but also in the comedies and romances. The lexicon of political and economic language in Shakespeare does not consist merely of arcane terms whose shifting meanings require exposition, but includes an enormous number of relatively simple words which possess a structural significance in the configuration of meanings. Often operating by such means as puns, they open up a surprising number of possibilities. The dictionary reveals the conceptual nucleus of each term and explores the contexts in which it is embedded. The overlap between the political and economic dimensions of a word in Shakespeare's drama is particularly exciting as he is highly attuned to the interactions of these two spheres of human activity and their centrality in human affairs.
Reviews / Votes
Unlike many general and subject dictionaries... this volume by Thomas focuses on the multifunctional rather than the literal meaning of the words. Recommended. * Choice * The Arden Shakespeare has provided a benchmark for textual interpretation on the stage and academically for over a century. * Morning Star *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
620 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4725-7338-4 (9781472573384)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

E-Book
03/2015
1st Edition
The Arden Shakespeare
€44.49
Available for download
Person
Vivian Thomas was formerly Lecturer in English at the universities of Birmingham and Warwick. A graduate of Oxford and Cambridge universities he also studied at Columbia University, New York and the University of Moscow. Previously Lecturer in Economics at the University of St Andrews, he has been Visiting Lecturer at the New University of Lisbon, the universities of Cologne, Gdansk and Valenciennes. His publications include: The Moral Universe of Shakespeare's Problem Plays; Shakespeare's Roman Worlds; Julius Caesar and Shakespeare's Plants and Gardens: A Dictionary (Bloomsbury, 2014).
Content
Series Editor's Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
A-Z entries
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
A-Z entries
Bibliography
Index