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Autore |
Maguire Laurie E |
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Titolo |
Shakespeare's names [[electronic resource] /] / Laurie Maguire |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-14987-X |
9786611149871 |
0-19-152752-1 |
1-4356-2183-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (269 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford Shakespeare topics |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Names, Personal, in literature |
English language - Etymology - Names |
Language and languages in literature |
Characters and characteristics in literature |
Literature and folklore |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-242) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVENTIONS; Introduction; 1. On Names; 2. The Patronym: Montague and Capulet; 3. The Mythological Name: Helen; 4. The Diminutive Name: Kate; 5. The Place Name: Ephesus; NOTES; WORKS CITED; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This unusual and fascinating book convinces readers that names matter in Shakespeare's plays - and that playing with names is a serious business. The focus is Shakespeare - in particular, case-studies of Romeo and Juliet , Comedy of Errors , The Taming of the Shrew , A Midsummer Night's Dream , All's Well that Ends Well , and Troilus and Cressida - but the book also shows. what Shakespeare inherited and where the topic developed after him. - ;How do names attach themselves to particular objects and people and does this connection mean anything? This is a question which goes as far back as Plat |
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