Drama - Literary Criticism, English Language Reference, English Literature

Shakespeare Thesaurus

Name: Shakespeare Thesaurus
Author: Marvin Spevack
ISBN: 9783487097763

by Marvin Spevack

Available on Bookshop Write a review

Books.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.

Overview

A Shakespeare Thesaurus is the first attempt to organize and classify the entire Shakespearean vocabulary. It presents the "world" that is to be derived from Shakespeare's idiolect and provides a vivid impression of the Elizabethan world. The perspective is, thus, not solely personal, literary, or linguistic but also historical, sociological, and cultural. This classified inventory consists of 37 main groups and 897 subgroups, ranging from the Physical World to Sense Perception, Law to Religion, Time to Space. This unique reference—a treasury of information about Shakespeare and his world—is both indispensable for scholars and students and fascinating for the browser, the curious, and the imaginative. Among Marvin Spevak's previous works is The Harvard Concordance to Shakespeare.

A Reader's Subscription Book Club Selection

Synopsis

A Shakespeare Thesaurus is the first attempt to organize and classify the entire Shakespearean vocabulary. It presents the "world" that is to be derived from Shakespeare's idiolect and provides a vivid impression of the Elizabethan world. The perspective is, thus, not solely personal, literary, or linguistic but also historical, sociological, and cultural. This classified inventory consists of 37 main groups and 897 subgroups, ranging from the Physical World to Sense Perception, Law to Religion, Time to Space. This unique reference--a treasury of information about Shakespeare and his world--is both indispensable for scholars and students and fascinating for the browser, the curious, and the imaginative. Among Marvin Spevak's previous works is The Harvard Concordance to Shakespeare.