| Description |
xi, 339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction: games and frames; 1. Performances; 2. Universes; 3. Signs; 4. Acts; 5. Figures; Glossary; References; Index |
| Summary |
This book makes ample use of approaches to language within linguistics, semiotics, the philosophy of language and sociology, in order to do justice to the subtlety of Shakespeare's verbal artistry. The author adopts a fresh approach to the language of Shakespeare's comedies, considering it not simply as 'style' but as the principal dramatic and comic substance of the plays. Traditional analysis of the language as 'diction', 'expression' or 'verbal structure' is not adequate to describe the range and importance of linguistic functions in these plays. This book shows that in Shakespearean comedy language, or rather 'discourse', language in use, is always a dynamic, active protagonist of the drama. The author explores the extraordinary gamut of verbal activities or 'language-games' that contribute to the rich rhetorical make-up of the comedies |
| Analysis |
Drama in English Shakespeare, William Linguistic aspects |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 318-328 |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Comedies.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Language.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Plays. Selections.
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| LC no. |
83018892 |
| ISBN |
0521225922 |
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0521277345 (paperback) |
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