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Author Hassel, R. Chris (Rudolph Chris), 1939-

Title Shakespeare's religious language : a dictionary / R. Chris Hassel, Jr
Edition Pbk. ed
Published London ; New York : Thoemmes Continuum, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 455 pages) : illustrations
Series Athlone Shakespeare dictionary series
Athlone Shakespeare dictionary series.
Contents List of Figures; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; A-Z; Primary Bibliography; Secondary Bibliography; Index of Shakespeare's Works; General Index
Summary Religious issues and religious discourse were vastly important in the sixteenth and seventeenth century and religious language is key to an understanding of Shakespeare's plays and poems. This dictionary discusses just over 1000 words and names in Shakespeare's works that have some religious denotation or connotation. Its unique word-by-word approach allows equal consideration of the full religious nuance of each of these words, from 'abbess' to 'zeal'. It also gradually reveals the persistence, the variety, and the sophistication of Shakespeare's religious usage. . Frequent attention is giv
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-440) and indexes
Notes Print version record
Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Language -- Glossaries, etc.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Religion -- Dictionaries
SUBJECT Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast
Subject English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Dictionaries
Religion in literature -- Dictionaries
Religion -- Dictionaries
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Shakespeare.
DRAMA -- Shakespeare.
English language -- Early modern
Language and languages
Religion
Religion in literature
Religieuze taal.
Genre/Form dictionaries.
Dictionaries
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Dictionaries.
Dictionnaires.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781847142214
1847142214