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Think on My Words: Exploring Shakespeare's Language by Crystal, David
by Crystal, David | PB | Good
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- ISBN
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- Subject Area
- Literary Criticism
- Publication Name
- Think on My Words : Exploring Shakespeare's Language
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Subject
- Shakespeare, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Perfect
- Language
- English
- Item Height
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- Item Weight
- 13.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.4 in
- Number of Pages
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'You speak a language that I understand not.' Hermione's words to Leontes in The Winter's Tale are likely to ring true with many people reading or watching Shakespeare's plays today. For decades, people have been studying Shakespeare's life and times, and in recent years there has been a renewed surge of interest into aspects of his language. So how can we better understand Shakespeare? How did he manipulate language to produce such an unrivaled body of work, which has enthralled generations both as theater and as literature? David Crystal addresses these and many other questions in this lively and original introduction to Shakespeare's language. Covering in turn the five main dimensions of language structure - writing system, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and conversational style - the book shows how examining these linguistic 'nuts and bolts' can help us achieve a greater appreciation of Shakespeare's linguistic creativity.
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Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521700353
ISBN-13
9780521700351
eBay Product ID (ePID)
62253871
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
266 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Think on My Words : Exploring Shakespeare's Language
Publication Year
2008
Subject
Shakespeare, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
13.5 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
22
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In this authoritative and attractively written book David Crystal asks all the right questions about the language that Shakespeare used and the ways in which he used it. Here is a linguist who knows not only how words work but how they work in the theatre. Anyone who cares for Shakespeare will be informed and entertained by this intriguing and wide-ranging study. Stanley Wells, '… he explores Shakespeare's linguistic art his grammar, his poetic brain and the ways in which he manipulated ordinary words, his building blocks, into the breathtaking poetry we have today.' Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 'In this authoritative and attractively written book David Crystal asks all the right questions about the language that Shakespeare used and the ways in which he used it. Here is a linguist who knows not only how words work but how they work in the theatre. Anyone who cares for Shakespeare will be informed and entertained by this intriguing and wide-ranging study.' Stanley Wells, "In this authoritative and attractively written book David Crystal asks all the right questions about the language that Shakespeare used and the ways in which he used it. Here is a linguist who knows not only how words work but how they work in the theatre. Anyone who cares for Shakespeare will be informed and entertained by this intriguing and wide-ranging study." -Stanley Wells, '... he explores Shakespeare's linguistic art his grammar, his poetic brain and the ways in which he manipulated ordinary words, his building blocks, into the breathtaking poetry we have today.' Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, 'An accessible book examining the 'nuts and bolts' of Shakespeare's language thus seems timely, and David Crystal … is just the man to write it.' Times Higher Education, '... a fascinating and very readable book ... one that could be recommended to the Shakespeare novice.' Stratford-upon-Avon Observer, 'Crystal's new book is a summation of his work on Shakespeare over many years, essentially a user-friendly book about language. An invaluable resource particularly for work in both language and literature at A Level.' Keith Davidson, Committee for Language in Education, 'An accessible book examining the 'nuts and bolts' of Shakespeare's language thus seems timely, and David Crystal ... is just the man to write it.' Times Higher Education, "Crystal is perhaps the world's foremost scholar of the English language -- and he is certainly the most enjoyable, learned and prolific author writing about the language today...Throughout [this book] Crystal's characteristic conversational tone helps make lucid the sometimes murky waters of linguistic analysis...Essential." -D.A. Henningfeld, Choice, '… a fascinating and very readable book … one that could be recommended to the Shakespeare novice.' Stratford-upon-Avon Observer
Target Audience
College Audience
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
822.33
Lc Classification Number
Pr3072
Table of Content
1. 'You speak a language that I understand not': myths and realities; 2. 'Now, sir, what is your text?': knowing the sources; 3. 'In print I found it': Shakespeare graphology; 4. 'Know my stops': Shakespearean punctuation; 5. 'Speak the speech': Shakespearean phonology; 6. 'Trippingly upon the tongue': Shakespearean pronunciation; 7. 'Think on my words': Shakespearean vocabulary; 8. 'Talk of a noun and a verb': Shakespearean grammar; 9. 'Hear sweet discourse': Shakespearean conversation; Epilogue: 'Your daring tongue': Shakespearean creativity; Appendix: an A-to-Z of Shakespeare's false friends.
Copyright Date
2008
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