Shakespeare's names [[electronic resource] /] / Laurie Maguire

• Autore: Maguire Laurie E
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (269 p.)
• Disciplina: 822.3/3
• Soggetto topico: Names, Personal, in literature; English language - Etymology - Names; Language and languages in literature; Characters and characteristics in literature; Literature and folklore
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-242) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• 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 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Shakespeare's names
• ISBN: 1-281-14987-X; 9786611149871; 0-19-152752-1; 1-4356-2183-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451908403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford Shakespeare topics.