The Literary Language of Shakespeare /
Hussey, S. S., 1925-
The Literary Language of Shakespeare / S.S. Hussey - 2nd ed - London : Longman, 1992 - x, 254 p. ; 22 cm
First ed. 1982
Includes bibliography and index
Is this Shakespeare's language? 2. The expanding vocabulary. 3. The uses of vocabulary. 4. The new syntax; Loosening the structures. 5. Some uses of grammar; Register and style. 6. Some Shakespearean styles; Four plays - Henry V, As You Like It; Macbeth; The Winter's Tale.
Professor Hussey looks at the vocabulary, syntax and register of Renaissance English, following this with a more detailed analysis of particular kinds of language in the plays such as prose, verse, rhetoric and the soliloquy. For this new edition, the text has been revised throughout with, in particular, a completely new chapter providing detailed readings of selected plays, illustrating the ways particular aspects of language can be studied in practice.
0582087708
Shakespeare, William,
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Literary style
English language--Style--Early modern, 1500-1700
PR3072 / .H86 1992
The Literary Language of Shakespeare / S.S. Hussey - 2nd ed - London : Longman, 1992 - x, 254 p. ; 22 cm
First ed. 1982
Includes bibliography and index
Is this Shakespeare's language? 2. The expanding vocabulary. 3. The uses of vocabulary. 4. The new syntax; Loosening the structures. 5. Some uses of grammar; Register and style. 6. Some Shakespearean styles; Four plays - Henry V, As You Like It; Macbeth; The Winter's Tale.
Professor Hussey looks at the vocabulary, syntax and register of Renaissance English, following this with a more detailed analysis of particular kinds of language in the plays such as prose, verse, rhetoric and the soliloquy. For this new edition, the text has been revised throughout with, in particular, a completely new chapter providing detailed readings of selected plays, illustrating the ways particular aspects of language can be studied in practice.
0582087708
Shakespeare, William,
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 --Literary style
English language--Style--Early modern, 1500-1700
PR3072 / .H86 1992