| Shakespeare's Bawdy Contributor(s): Partridge, Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415255538 ISBN-13: 9780415255530 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $142.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: "Shakespeare's Bawdy"must rank as one of the great Eric Partridge's most outstanding accomplishments. In it Partridge, regarded by Anthony Burgess as 'a human lexicographer, like Samuel Johnson', was able to combine his detailed knowledge of Shakespeare with his unrivalled knowledge of Elizabethan slang and innuendo. It is, as he describes it, 'a literary and psychological essay and a comprehensive glossary', which opened the window upon a long-avoided aspect of Shakespeare's plays. "Shakespeare's Bawdy"is a work of delight and insight that has an appeal that transcends time and class. Acclaimed by Stanley Wells, editor of "The Oxford Shakespeare" as 'a classic of Shakespeare scholarship', it takes its place alongside other classics with a well-deserved, if slightly cheeky, impunity. For sheer reading pleasure, "Shakespeare's Bawdy"is a wonderful addition to any bookshelf. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Shakespeare - Literary Collections - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| LCCN: 2001041607 |
| Series: Routledge Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 4.98" W x 8.18" (0.90 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This classic of Shakespeare scholarship begins with a masterly introductory essay analysing and exemplifying the various categories of sexual and non-sexual bawdy expressions and allusions in Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. The main body of the work consists of an alphabetical glossary of all words and phrases used in a sexual or scatological sense, with full explanations and cross-references. |