Shakespeare's religious language: a dictionary
by Hassel, R. Chris, (Hassel, Rudolph Chris)
Religious issues and discourse are key to an understanding of Shakespeare's plays and poems. This dictionary discusses over 1000 words and names in Shakespeare's works that have a religious connotation. Its unique word-by-word approach allows equal consideration of the full 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
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- Full title :Shakespeare's religious language : a dictionary / R. Chris Hassel, Jr
Summary
Religious issues and discourse are key to an understanding of Shakespeare's plays and poems. This dictionary discusses over 1000 words and names in Shakespeare's works that have a religious connotation. Its unique word-by-word approach allows equal consideration of the full 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
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- Publication Date:2015
- Edition:Second edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Arden Shakespeare
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2015
Notes
Previous edition: London: Thoemmes Continuum, 2005
The Physical Object
- Description:xxiv, 455 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781472577269 ((pbk.)), 1472577264 ((pbk.))
- oclc:on1125345317
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