Shakespeare and Language (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521831390)

This collection of essays considers the characteristics and unique qualities of Shakespeare's language, as well as the relationship between language and event, and the social, theatrical and literary function of language. A new introduction by Jonathan Hope explicates the differences between Shakespeare's language and our own, providing an appropriate theoretical and contextual framework.

Author: Catherine M. S. Alexander
ISBN-10: 0521831393
ISBN-13: 9780521831390
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2004
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.28w x 0.93d