LibGuides: ENL 2330: Introduction to Shakespeare: Library Resources

Library Resources

Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare Dictionary by David Crystal; Ben Crystal
Call Number: PR2892 .C79 2015

ISBN: 9780192737502

Publication Date: 2015-06-01

The Oxford Illustrated Shakespeare Dictionary is the first of its kind, a brand new illustrated alphabetical dictionary of all the words and meanings students of Shakespeare need to know. Every word has an example sentence selected from the twelve most studied plays including Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Henry V. Usage notes and theatre notes provide additional background to Shakespearean times and the performance of his plays. Further support is provided by language panels on select topics like the humours, swearing, and stage directions, and full-colour illustrated thematic spreads on special feature topics from clothes and armour to music and recreation.
Shakespeare and Language: Reason, Eloquence and Artifice in the Renaissance by Jonathan Hope
ISBN: 9781408143742

Publication Date: 2014-09-26

'This book is nothing short of brilliant. It is bursting with new observations, pithy readings and sensitive analyses. One of Hope's skills is to show us that 'language' is not separable from 'ideas'; both are systems of representation. This is a book about words, conventions, artifice, mythology, innovation, reason, eloquence, silence, control, communication, selfhood, dialect, 'late style' and much, much more.

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"Historical Context of Shakespeare's Works"
"Shakespearean Language and Rhetoric"
"Shakespearean Comedies Overview"

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"Shakespearean literature" OR "Shakespearean Plays"
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Shakespearean drama-- historical criticisms
Shakespearean tragedies-- analysis
Shakespearean sonnets-- interpretation

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PR 2802-PR 3112

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Shakespearean rhetoric offers students materials related to understanding the language of Shakespeare.
Analyzing William Shakespeare offers students both online and print material to facilitate a more robust understanding of the works of Shakespeare.
Shakespeare's Comedies provides links to some of Shakespeare's most notable comedic works.