| Class and Society in Shakespeare: A Dictionary Contributor(s): Innes, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826477976 ISBN-13: 9780826477972 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $79.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: 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 in Class and Society in Shakespeare include: apothecary, bear-baiting, Caesar, degree, gentry, Henry V, kingdom, London, masque, nobility, plague, society, treason, usury, whore, 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| Series: Continuum Shakespeare Dictionaries |
| Physical Information: 1.54" H x 6.4" W x 9.29" (2.25 lbs) 608 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |