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    Shakespeare's Words

    A Glossary and Language Companion

    Author David Crystal, Ben Crystal
    Preface by Stanley Wells
    Paperback
    $30.00 US
    Penguin Adult HC/TR | Penguin Books
    6.8"W x 9.1"H x 1.55"D   | 44 oz | 10 per carton
    On sale Dec 31, 2002 | 676 Pages | 9780140291179
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    A vital resource for scholars, students and actors, this book contains glosses and quotes for over 14,000 words that could be misunderstood by or are unknown to a modern audience. Displayed panels look at such areas of Shakespeare's language as greetings, swear-words and terms of address. Plot summaries are included for all Shakespeare's plays and on the facing page is a unique diagramatic representation of the relationships within each play.
    David Crystal is honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor, and the editor of The Penguin Encyclopedia. View titles by David Crystal
    Ben Crystal graduated from Lancaster University and has trained and worked as an actor. View titles by Ben Crystal

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    A vital resource for scholars, students and actors, this book contains glosses and quotes for over 14,000 words that could be misunderstood by or are unknown to a modern audience. Displayed panels look at such areas of Shakespeare's language as greetings, swear-words and terms of address. Plot summaries are included for all Shakespeare's plays and on the facing page is a unique diagramatic representation of the relationships within each play.

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    David Crystal is honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor, and the editor of The Penguin Encyclopedia. View titles by David Crystal
    Ben Crystal graduated from Lancaster University and has trained and worked as an actor. View titles by Ben Crystal

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