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Synopsis
Abbott's (1838-1926) work was originally published by Macmillan and Company, London, in 1870, and subsequently revised twice. It was intended to "furnish students of Shakespeare and Bacon with a short systematic account of some points of difference between Elizabethan syntax and our own." The Dover edition, first published in 1966 and now again in 2003, is an unabridged republication of the third edition of Abbott's text, and will serve as a reference for students and teachers, actors and directors of Shakespearian plays, and other serious readers of English Renaissance literature. The book includes an index to the quotations from Shakespeare's plays and a "verbal" index. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR