This book provides an accessible guide to the linguistic environment of Shakespeare, his use of vocabulary, grammar and sentence construction. Although Shakespeare's plays are familiar to us, the language in them is not always easy to understand or translate. Not only does Shakespeare use difficult and seemingly archaic words, but also constructs his sentences and makes use of grammar in a very different way to modern writers. This book is an introduction to the various aspects of the language of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. Professor Blake has provided an accessible guide to the linguistic environment of Shakespeare, his use of vocabulary, grammar and sentence construction. By understanding Shakespeare's language students can avoid misinterpretation, recognise the possibilities of linguistic meaning and so fully appreciate Shakespeare's formidable artistry.
- ISBN10 0333497775
- ISBN13 9780333497777
- Publish Date 22 June 1989 (first published 19 June 1989)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 8 April 1992
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 164
- Language English