Columbia Dictionary of Shakespeare Quotations

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Mary Foakes and Reginald Foakes Klappentext Because his plays! poems! and sonnets are inexhaustible sources of insight into the human condition! Shakespeare is the most quoted--and probably also the most misquoted--writer in the English language. In this topically arranged collection of Shakespeare quotations! the largest of its kind! writers and speakers can find not only an excellent saying on any of 600 subjects! but can be assured of the right wording and the precise source: play! act! scene! line! and character speaking. And if they remember a wonderful passage but forget who said it and in which play! a keyword index will lead them directly to the passage in question and provide the answer. Zusammenfassung In this topically arranged collection of Shakespeare quotations! the largest of its kind! writers and speakers can find not only an excellent saying on any of 600 subjects! but can be assured of the right wording and the precise source: play! act! scene! line! and character speaking.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mary Foakes, Mary Foakes Foakes, R. A. Foakes, R. A. Foakes Foakes, William Shakespeare
• Con la collaborazione di: Mary Foakes (Editore), R. A. Foakes (Editore), Reginald Foakes (Editore), Reginald (U C L A) Foakes (Editore), Foakes Mary (Editore)
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 13 a 17 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 12.05.1998
• EAN: 9780231104340
• ISBN: 978-0-231-10434-0
• Pagine: 528
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica > Drammatica; Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione > Dizionari di lingua straniera; Englisch, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Zitate, Sprichwörter, Redensarten, English, Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker, Klassische Dramen und Dramen (vor 1900), LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, REFERENCE / Quotations, DRAMA / Shakespeare, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, United Kingdom, Great Britain, British Isles, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Dictionaries Of Quotations, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Quotations, proverbs and sayings, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Shakespeare Plays, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean