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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Maguire, Laurie E. Shakespeare's names. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007 (OCoLC)607774715 |
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Named Person: | William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare; William Shakespeare |
Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Computer File, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Laurie E Maguire |
ISBN: | 9780199219971 0199219974 |
OCLC Number: | 145387767 |
Description: | ix, 256 pages ; 23 cm. |
Contents: | On names -- The patronym : Montague and Capulet -- The mythological name : Helen -- The diminutive name : Kate -- The place name : Ephesus. |
Series Title: | Oxford Shakespeare topics. |
Responsibility: | Laurie Maguire. |
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a reader-friendly delight to academics, students and Shakespeare nuts alike. * Annie Martirosyan, Huffington Post * [A] witty and learned study * Stratford-upon-Avon Herald * the book's tone and level of discussion will appeal to a wide variety of readers...it evinces... the antiquary's delighted love for his or her material, a form of delight that this book communicates with intelligence and generosity. * Philip Schwyzer, Times Higher Education * engaging, learned, and far-reaching... Shakespeares Names is, to borrow a phrase from Loves Labours Lost, a great feast of language (5.1.36-7), both in its graceful writing and its endearing subject. * David Bevington, Modern Philology * [a] stimulating book... criticism of such distinction * Alastair Fowler, Times Literary Supplement * Her detailed account of performances...are hugely illuminating. This is a book as much for theatre lovers as for linguists. And anyone who tries to be both will be delighted that she has written it. * David Crystal, Around the Globe * ...a crucial text not only for those interested in Shakespearian drama but for anyone interetsed in language more generally... * Edel Lamb MLR * Maguire seems to have enjoyed writing Shakespeare's Names and it is correspondingly enjoyable to read. * Tom Rutter Notes and Queries * Read more...


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- Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Language.
- Names, Personal, in literature.
- English language -- Etymology -- Names.
- Language and languages in literature.
- Characters and characteristics in literature.
- Literature and folklore.
- Shakespeare, William -- Language.
- Shakespeare -- William -- 1564-1616 -- Characters.
- Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616.
- Language and languages.
- Shakespeare, William -- Namen.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Drama.
- Personenname.
- Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- språk.
- Personnamn i litteraturen.
- Name.