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UNINA9910819570103321 |
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Autore |
Sokol B. J. |
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Titolo |
Shakespeare's legal language : a dictionary / / B.J. Sokol and Mary Sokol |
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London : , : Continuum, , 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-4725-5536-8 |
1-281-78410-9 |
9786611784102 |
0-8264-9219-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (510 p.) |
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Collana |
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Student Shakespeare library |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 |
Law - England - History - 16th century |
Law - England - History - 76th century |
Law in literature |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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First published in 2000 by The Athlone Press. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; A-Z; Bibliography of Sources as Cited; Index of Shakespeare Passages, Scenes, Works; Index of Legal Terms and Concepts |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"The Athlone Shakespeare Dictionaries aim to provide the student of Shakespeare with a series of authoritative guides to the principal subject-areas covered by the plays and poems. They are produced by scholars who are experts both on Shakespeare and on the topic of the individual dictionary, based on the most recent scholarship, succinctly written and accessibly presented. They offer readers a self-contained body of information on the topic under discussion, its occurrence and significance in Shakepeare's works, and its contemporary meanings. The topics are all vital ones for understanding the plays and poems; they have been selected for their importance in illuminating aspects of Shakespeare's writings where an informed understanding of the range of Shakespeare's usage, and of the contemporary literary, historical and cultural issues involved, will add to the reader's appreciation of his work. Because of the diversity of the topics covered in the series, |
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