Class and Society in Shakespeare
1st Edition
Published on 15. November 2007
608 pages
978-1-4411-5370-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Continuum Shakespeare Dictionaries provide authoritative yet accessible guides to the principal subject-areas covered by the plays and poetry of Shakespeare. The dictionaries provide readers with a comprehensive guide to the topic under discussion, its occurrence and significance in Shakespeare's works, and its contemporary meanings. Entries range from a few lines in length to mini-essays, providing the opportunity to explore an important literary or historical concept or idea in depth. Entries include: apothecary, bear-baiting, Caesar, degree, gentry, Henry V, kingdom, London, masque, nobility, plague, society, treason, usury, whore and youth. They follow an easy to use three-part structure: a general introduction to the term or topic; a survey of its significance and use in Shakespeare's plays and a guide to further reading.
Reviews / Votes
"This volume in the Continuum Shakespeare Dictionary Series does not disappoint. Responding to the interests of readers and scholars in the field of cultural studies, it offers a variety of terms and concepts reflecting the social construction of England as portrayed through Shakespeare's works...This will be a necessary addition to scholarly Shakespeare collections and a helpful supplement to all others." - Christopher Baker, American Reference Books Annual, Vol. 40, 2009More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-5370-8 (9781441153708)
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Book
11/2007
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
€85.70
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Person
Paul Innes is Senior Lecturer in Drama and Literary Studies at the University of Glasgow, UK.
Content
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Abbreviations
A-Z entries on Class and Society
Select Bibliography
Index
Introduction
Abbreviations
A-Z entries on Class and Society
Select Bibliography
Index
