Shakespeare's Language [electronic resource]
Frank Kermode2001
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The true biography of Shakespeare - and the only one we really need to care
about - is in the plays. Sir Frank Kermode, Britain's most distinguished
literary critic, has been thinking about them all his life. This book is a
distillation of that lifetime's thinking. The great English tragedies were all
written in the first decade of the seventeenth century. They are often in
language that is difficult to us, and must have been hard even for
contemporaries. How and why did Shakespeare's language develop as it did?
Kermode argues that the resources of English underwent major change around 1600.
The originality of Kermodes's writing, and the intelligence of his discussion,
make this book a landmark.
Main title:
Shakespeare's Language [electronic resource] / Frank Kermode
Author:
Frank Kermode, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2001
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (336 pages,)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780141939483
Language:
English
BRN:
430396
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |