Oxford Dictionary of Shakespeare
by Stanley Wells
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Alphabetically arranged, this concise, illustrated dictionary is an up-to-date and accessible reference to Shakespeare's life works, and their performance.Tags
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The dictionary is good, although it doesn't discuss about all of the narrative features of the Bard. What is mostly included are the terms associated with all the drama productions, the famous stage actors who played a major role in the history of productions, dates and developments, quarto and folio editions terms, details about the Globe theatre, etc. This is a good edition for AS level/A level students and first year undergraduates. To dig deeper, I'd recommend Frank Kermode's 'Shakespeare's Language'.
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- Canonical title
- Oxford Dictionary of Shakespeare
- Original publication date
- 1998
- People/Characters
- William Shakespeare
- First words
- Preface
This volume is intended as a companion and guide to reading Shakespeare's plays and to experiencing them where they belong, in the theatre.
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- Genres
- Poetry, Literature Studies and Criticism, Fiction and Literature
- DDC/MDS
- 822.33 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures British Drama Shakespeare Shakespeare, William 1564–1616
- LCC
- PR2892 .W43 — Language and Literature English English Literature English renaissance (1500-1640)
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- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
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