Think On My Words: Exploring Shakespeare's Language | 
| Author: David Crystal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 148503
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 266
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Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 0521700353
Dewey Decimal Number: 820
EAN: 9780521700351
ASIN: 0521700353
Publication Date: March 3, 2008
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Product Description
'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 unrivalled body of work, which has enthralled generations both as theatre 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.
Book Description
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. David Crystal provides a lively and original introduction, creating a greater appreciation of Shakespeare's vast linguistic creativity.
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