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Shakespeare's military language a dictionary
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- Summary
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More than just a book of definitions, the dictionary provides a comprehensive account of Shakespeare's portrayal of military life, tactics, and technology. His use of military expressions, customs,...
More than just a book of definitions, the dictionary provides a comprehensive account of Shakespeare's portrayal of military life, tactics, and technology. His use of military expressions, customs, and ideas is discussed, with insights into how the plays comment upon military incidents and personalities of the Elizabethan era, and how warfare was presented on the Elizabethan stage.
Details
- Creator
- Charles Edelman
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- London ; New Brunswick, NJ : Athlone Press ; Somerset, N.J. : Distributed in the U.S. by Transaction Publishers, 2000
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (442 p.)
- ISBNs
- 0485115468, 9780485115468, 1281291706, 9786611291709, 1847141153
- OCLC
- ocn609838528, ocm44026426
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 394-410) and index.
- English
- Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Preface; Conventions; Abbreviations; Introduction; A-Z; Bibliography; Index
Subjects
- Military art and science in literature.
- English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
- Military history in literature -- Dictionaries.
- Soldiers in literature -- Dictionaries.
- War in literature -- Dictionaries.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Knowledge -- Military art and science -- Dictionaries.