Blake William

2002 · réf. 23246 — London U.K.: Palgrave Macmillan. New. Paperback. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - FLAWLESS COPY PRISTINE NEVER OPENED -- 406 pages -- TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface Abbreviations Introduction The Linguistic Background The Noun Group The Verb Group Adverbials Interjections Conjunctions and Prepositions Concord Negation Repetition and Ellipsis Clause Organisation and Sentence Types Discourse Markers Pragmatics Conclusion Bibliography. -- REVIEW: ".a handy tool for all readers of Shakespeare particularly those who find that a good deal of the editorial commentary generally offered fails to provide the kind of information on language which the reader really needs. One of the assets of this book is that other than basic notions of traditional grammar no previous linguistic knowledge is required since the author provides definitions of linguistic categories and notions whenever possible. A Grammar of Shakespeare's Language doubles as a book to read from cover to cover and as a reference guide to particular language issues in the plays and poems." - Clara Calvo The European English Messenger -- DESCRIPTION: -- Shakespeare's language is a surprisingly neglected topic. An understanding of how his language works is fundamental to appreciating every aspect of his work. This first comprehensive study since the 19th century provides a detailed analysis of the grammar of Shakespeare's language. Steering clear of linguistic jargon it includes not only traditional features such as the make-up of clauses and differing parts of speech but also language used in various forms of discourse. -- with a bonus offer--; 009066-1; Romeo and Juliet Macbeth King Lear Hamlet Othello Titus Andronicus Julius Caesar Antony and Cleopatra Coriolanus Troilus and Cressida Timon of Athens Shakespearean comedies The Comedy of Errors All's Well That Ends Well As You Like It A Midsummer Night's Dream Much Ado About Nothing Measure for Measure The Tempest Taming of the Shrew Twelfth Night or What You Will The Merchant of Venice The Merry Wives of Windsor Love's Labour's Lost The Two Gentlemen of Verona Pericles Prince of Tyre Cymbeline The Winter's Tale The Two Noble Kinsmen Shakespearean histories Richard III Richard II Henry VI part 1 Henry VI part 2 Henry VI part 3 Henry V Henry IV part 1 Henry IV part 2 Henry VIII King John tragedy tragedies comedy Shakespear 1564—1616 English dramatist and poet b. Stratford-on-Avon. He is considered the greatest playwright who ever lived. Life His father John Shakespeare was successful in the leather business during Shakespeare's early childhood but later met with financial difficulties. During his prosperous years his father was also involved in municipal affairs holding the offices of alderman and bailiff during the 1560s. While little is known of Shakespeare's boyhood he probably attended the grammar school in Stratford where he would have been educated in the classics particularly Latin grammar and literature. Whatever the veracity of Ben Jonson's famous comment that Shakespeare had "small Latine and less Greeke" much of his work clearly depends on a knowledge of Roman comedy ancient history and classical mythology. In 1582 Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway eight years his senior and pregnant at the time of the marriage. Blake Norman A Grammar of Shakespeare's Language ELIZABETHAN ENGLISH REFERENCE LITERATURE . 2002. 0333725913 . Palgrave Macmillan paperback