Glossary - Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names Allusions to Customs,

Klappentext This 1822 glossary explains potentially difficult obsolete and argot English words commonly encountered in Elizabethan-era literature. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1822! this glossary was compiled over forty years as a pastime of the author! a scholar and clergyman. It began as a private reference tool for obsolete English words commonly encountered in Elizabethan literature! but was eventually published and reprinted many times during the nineteenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Glossary; Abbreviations.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Nares
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108035996
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03599-6
• No. of pages: 598
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; English, Historical & comparative linguistics, Historical and comparative linguistics