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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818999203321

Autore

Williams Gordon

Titolo

Shakespeare's sexual language : a glossary / / Gordon Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Continuum, , 2006]

ISBN

1-4725-5544-9

1-281-29540-X

9786611295400

1-84714-455-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (361 p.)

Collana

Student Shakespeare Library

Disciplina

822.3/3

Soggetti

English language - Early modern, 1500-1700

English language - Early modern, 1500-1700 - Slang

Erotic literature, English

Figures of speech

Sex in literature

Sex symbolism

Sex

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Supplement to: Dictionary of sexual language and imagery in Shakespearean and Stuart literature.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Method, Scope, and Conventions of the Glossary; Signs and Abbreviations; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Select Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

"Shakespeare's use of sexual language, imagery and erotic themes is extensive, varied, and although this is necessarily hard to establish, probably innovative at times. This glossary provides a first-hand guide to Shakespeare's sexual language, some of which is notoriously difficult to unravel and whose roots go back into earlier literature. Compiled by Gordon Williams, author of the authoritative three volume Dictionary of Sexual Language and Imagery in Shakespearean and Stuart Literature, this is a comprehensive but concise reference guide to sexual language and imagery in Shakespeare. Entries are cross-referenced and include references to textual examples where possible."--Bloomsbury



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