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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824772103321

Autore

Maguire Laurie E

Titolo

Shakespeare's names / / Laurie Maguire

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

9780191527524

0191527521

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

ix, 256 p

Collana

Oxford Shakespeare topics

Disciplina

822.3/3

Soggetti

Names, Personal, in literature

English language - Etymology - Names

Language and languages in literature

Characters and characteristics in literature

Literature and folklore

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-242) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- 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 -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Z.

Sommario/riassunto

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 topicdeveloped after him.