Courtesans and Cuckolds - A Glossary of Renaissance Dramatic Bawdy

This title, first published in 1979, is a glossary of the bawdy vocabulary that was used in Renaissance Drama. One of the primary functions of this gloss of literary bawdy is to interpret imaginative uses of the language rather than simply record the generally accepted uses and meanings, with its principal task to make the dialogue of the plays more intelligible to the reader. With examples of bawdy language used in the works of Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and John Webster amongst many others, this title will be of great interest to students of literature and performance studies.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Preface; Note to the User of This Gloss; List of Abbreviations of Plays Glossed; List of Abbreviations of Works Cited in the Gloss; Introduction; Glossary; Cross-Index of Gloss Entries of Play; Bibliographies

Summary

This title, first published in 1979, is a glossary of the bawdy vocabulary that was used in Renaissance Drama. With examples of bawdy language used in the works of Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and John Webster amongst many others, this title will be of great interest to students of literature and performance studies.

Product details

• Authors: Henke, James T Henke, James T. Henke
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9780415787437
• ISBN: 978-0-415-78743-7
• No. of pages: 370
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Renaissance Drama; Routledge Library Editions: Renaissance Drama
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet