Shakespeare's Political and Economic Language (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780826479952)

Shakespeare's plays are pervaded by political and economic words and concepts, not only in the histories and tragedies but also in the comedies and romances. The lexicon of political and economic language in Shakespeare does not consist merely of arcane terms whose shifting meanings require exposition, but includes an enormous number of relatively simple words which possess a structural significance in the configuration of meanings. Often operating by such means as puns, they open up a surprising number of possibilities. The purpose of this Dictionary is to reveal the conceptual nucleus of each term and explore the contexts in which it is embedded. The dictionary covers the whole spectrum from jokes to political invective. The overlap between the political and economic dimensions of a word in Shakespeare's drama is particularly exciting as he is highly attuned to the interactions of these two spheres of human activity and their centrality in human affairs.

Author: Vivian Thomas
ISBN-10: 0826479952
ISBN-13: 9780826479952
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 01/06/2009
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2009 pg. 295
Choice 07/01/2009