A comprehensive, easy-to-use, and thoroughly enjoyable collection of timeless poetry, proverbs, and sayings from the most quotable author in literary history. Over 3,000 quotations are arranged into over 400 topics, and many entries include information on context, Elizabethan language, Shakespeare's sources, and historical illusions. Extensive cross-referencing; key-word index.
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A comprehensive, easy-to-use, and thoroughly enjoyable collection of timeless poetry, proverbs, and sayings from the most quotable author in literary history. Over 3,000 quotations are arranged into over 400 topics, and many entries include information on context, Elizabethan language, Shakespeare's sources, and historical illusions. Extensive cross-referencing; key-word index.
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Add this copy of A Dictionary of Quotations From Shakespeare to cart. $2.62, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Dutton Books.
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New York. 1992. Dutton. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0525934510. 368 pages. hardcover. Calligraphy and jacket design by Brian Thomas Merrill. keywords: Shakespeare Reference Quotations. FROM THE PUBLISHER-‘Taffeta phrases, silken terms precise, three-piled hyperboles, spruce affectation, figures pedantical, ' (Love's Labor's Lost). you'll find all these and more in this comprehensive, easy-to-use, and thoroughly enjoyable collection of timeless poetry, proverbs, and sayings from the most quotable author in literary history. Margaret Miner and Hugh Rawson have carefully selected over 3, 000 quotations and arranged them under more than 400 topics to put Shakespeare at your fingertips. Readers who turn to ‘Life' will find Prospero's haunting reflection, 'Awe are such stuff as dreams are made on. ' Speechwriters seeking 'Words of Wisdom' are reminded of Polonius's comment that ‘Brevity is the soul of wit. ' Extensive cross-referencing makes the volume easy to use, and an index of key words helps locate those elusive, tip-of-the-tongue quotations quickly. Shakespeare lovers and researchers will find it especially helpful that over half the entries are annotated with fascinating historical background, notes on Shakespeare's sources, an explanation of the context of the quote, or a definition of an Elizabethan word or phrase. The volume also includes a brief biography of Shakespeare and a chronological listing of his plays and poems. And all line references for the quotations are keyed to the respected and popular Signet Classic editions edited by Sylvan Barnet. Filled with familiar treasures and unexpected delights, A Dictionary of Quotations From Shakespeare offers exquisitely stated, witty, and deeply profound commentary on life as we still experience it today, on our emotions and needs, and on both the grandeur and the foolishness of the human condition. It is a reference work that is as enlightening as it is useful-an essential book for readers, writers, students, speakers, and language lovers everywhere. inventory #17223.
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