The Literary Language of Shakespeare
Author | : S.S. Hussey |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 267 |
Release | : 2018-10-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781317896159 |
ISBN-13 | : 1317896157 |
Rating | : 4/5 (157 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Literary Language of Shakespeare written by S.S. Hussey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Hussey looks at the vocabulary, syntax and register of Renaissance English, following this with a more detailed analysis of particular kinds of language in the plays such as prose, verse, rhetoric and the soliloquy. For this new edition, the text has been revised throughout with, in particular, a completely new chapter providing detailed readings of selected plays, illustrating the ways particular aspects of language can be studied in practice.