Think On My Words: Exploring Shakespeare's Language (Canto Classics) - Softcover

Crystal, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107617685 ISBN 13: 9781107617681

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

David Crystal provides a lively and original introduction to Shakespeare's language, making his plays easily accessible to modern-day audiences.

About this title

About the Author

David Crystal is a writer, editor, lecturer and broadcaster. He is Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Bangor.

From the Back Cover

'You speak a language that I understand not.' Hermione's words to Leontes in The Winter's Tale are likely to ring true with many people reading or watching Shakespeare's plays today. For decades, people have been studying Shakespeare's life and times, and in recent years there has been a renewed surge of interest into aspects of his language. So how can we better understand Shakespeare? How did he manipulate language to produce such an unrivalled body of work, which has enthralled generations both as theatre and as literature? David Crystal addresses these and many other questions in this lively and original introduction to Shakespeare's language. Covering in turn the five main dimensions of language structure - writing system, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and conversational style - the book shows how examining these linguistic 'nuts and bolts' can help us achieve a greater appreciation of Shakespeare's linguistic creativity.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107617685
• ISBN 13: 9781107617681
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 266