Shakespeare's Religious Language: A Dictionary Revised Edition Contributor(s): Hassel Jr, R. Chris (Author), Clark, Sandra (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1472577264 ISBN-13: 9781472577269 Publisher: Arden Shakespeare OUR PRICE: $50.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare |
Dewey: 822.330 |
Series: Arden Shakespeare Dictionaries |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.60 lbs) 480 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Religious issues and discourse are key to an understanding of Shakespeare's plays and poems. This dictionary discusses over 1000 words and names in Shakespeare's works that have a religious connotation. Its unique word-by-word approach allows equal consideration of the full nuance of each of these words, from 'abbess' to 'zeal'. It also gradually reveals the persistence, the variety, and the sophistication of Shakespeare's religious usage. Frequent attention is given to the prominence of Reformation controversy in these words, and to Shakespeare's often ingenious and playful metaphoric usage of them. Theological commonplaces assume a major place in the dictionary, as do overt references to biblical figures, biblical stories and biblical place-names; biblical allusions; church figures and saints. |
Contributor Bio(s): Clark, Sandra: - Sandra Clark is Professor Emeritus of Renaissance Literature, Birkbeck, University of London, and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of English Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London |