Dictionary of Shakespeare Quotations (Arden Shakespeare Library) - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1903436680 ISBN 13: 9781903436684

Publisher: The Arden Shakespeare, 1999

Synopsis

In this enjoyable addition to the renowned Arden Shakespeare series, approximately 3000 quotations, both familiar and little-known, are drawn from throughout Shakespeare's work, both plays and poems. Quotations are selected for their intrinsic interest and organised by topic, as being both user-friendly and stimulating for the casual reader, with speaker and play reference, and with some annotation to give a context to the quotation.A Brief general introduction outlining the purpose and use of the volumeA Shakespeare biography A Chronology of playsA Keyword indexA Selections from Arden glossary

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"The most frequently quoted (and misquoted) writer in the English language is well served by this compact collection of more than 3,000 quotations from his plays and poems, indexed by keyword, topic, and play title. Additional features include a glossary and a brief biography of the Bard. The text used is the 1998 "Arden Shakespeare Complete Works," long a favorite of students as well as performers...With its modest price and carefully constructed indexes, "The Arden Dictionary of Shakespeare Quotations" is the place to 'brush up your Shakespeare.'"--"Booklist"

The most frequently quoted (and misquoted) writer in the English language is well served by this compact collection of more than 3,000 quotations from his plays and poems, indexed by keyword, topic, and play title. Additional features include a glossary and a brief biography of the Bard. The text used is the 1998 Arden Shakespeare Complete Works, long a favorite of students as well as performers...With its modest price and carefully constructed indexes, The Arden Dictionary of Shakespeare Quotations is the place to 'brush up your Shakespeare.' Booklist"

"The most frequently quoted (and misquoted) writer in the English language is well served by this compact collection of more than 3,000 quotations from his plays and poems, indexed by keyword, topic, and play title. Additional features include a glossary and a brief biography of the Bard. The text used is the 1998 Arden Shakespeare Complete Works, long a favorite of students as well as performers...With its modest price and carefully constructed indexes, The Arden Dictionary of Shakespeare Quotations is the place to 'brush up your Shakespeare.'" --Booklist

Synopsis

In this addition to the Arden Shakespeare series, approximately 3000 quotations, both familiar and little-known, are drawn from throughout Shakespeare's work, both plays and poems. Quotations are selected for their intrinsic interest and organized by topic, as being both user-friendly and stimulating for the casual reader, with speaker and play reference, and with some annotation to give a context to the quotation. Included are: a Shakespeare biography; a chronology of plays; a keyword index; and selections from Arden glossary.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Arden Shakespeare
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1903436680
• ISBN 13: 9781903436684
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 408
• Editor: Armstrong Jane