Shakespeare's religious language : a dictionary /
Hassel, R. Chris 1939-
Shakespeare's religious language : a dictionary / R. Chris Hassel, Jr. - Pbk. ed. - London ; New York : Thoemmes Continuum, 2007. - 1 online resource (xxiv, 455 pages) : illustrations - Athlone Shakespeare dictionary series . - Athlone Shakespeare dictionary series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-440) and indexes.
List of Figures; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; A-Z; Primary Bibliography; Secondary Bibliography; Index of Shakespeare's Works; General Index
Religious issues and religious discourse were vastly important in the sixteenth and seventeenth century and religious language is key to an understanding of Shakespeare's plays and poems. This dictionary discusses just over 1000 words and names in Shakespeare's works that have some religious denotation or connotation. Its unique word-by-word approach allows equal consideration of the full religious nuance of each of these words, from 'abbess' to 'zeal'. It also gradually reveals the persistence, the variety, and the sophistication of Shakespeare's religious usage. . Frequent attention is giv.
9781847142214 (electronic bk.) 1847142214 (electronic bk.)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Language--Glossaries, etc.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Religion--Dictionaries.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
1500 - 1700
English language--Early modern, 1500-1700--Dictionaries.
Religion in literature--Dictionaries.
Religion--Dictionaries.
LITERARY CRITICISM--Shakespeare.
DRAMA--Shakespeare.
English language--Early modern.
Language and languages.
Religion.
Religion in literature.
Religieuze taal.
Electronic books.
Dictionaries.
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Dictionaries.
PR2892 / .H37 2007eb
822.3/3
Shakespeare's religious language : a dictionary / R. Chris Hassel, Jr. - Pbk. ed. - London ; New York : Thoemmes Continuum, 2007. - 1 online resource (xxiv, 455 pages) : illustrations - Athlone Shakespeare dictionary series . - Athlone Shakespeare dictionary series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-440) and indexes.
List of Figures; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; A-Z; Primary Bibliography; Secondary Bibliography; Index of Shakespeare's Works; General Index
Religious issues and religious discourse were vastly important in the sixteenth and seventeenth century and religious language is key to an understanding of Shakespeare's plays and poems. This dictionary discusses just over 1000 words and names in Shakespeare's works that have some religious denotation or connotation. Its unique word-by-word approach allows equal consideration of the full religious nuance of each of these words, from 'abbess' to 'zeal'. It also gradually reveals the persistence, the variety, and the sophistication of Shakespeare's religious usage. . Frequent attention is giv.
9781847142214 (electronic bk.) 1847142214 (electronic bk.)
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Language--Glossaries, etc.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Religion--Dictionaries.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
1500 - 1700
English language--Early modern, 1500-1700--Dictionaries.
Religion in literature--Dictionaries.
Religion--Dictionaries.
LITERARY CRITICISM--Shakespeare.
DRAMA--Shakespeare.
English language--Early modern.
Language and languages.
Religion.
Religion in literature.
Religieuze taal.
Electronic books.
Dictionaries.
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Dictionaries.
PR2892 / .H37 2007eb
822.3/3