Shakespeare's gemstones
By: by David W. Berry, PhD
Publisher: Maple-Vail Book Manufacturing Group
Published: 2004
Place of publication: York, Pennsylvania
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9781427604095
Copyright date: 2004
Subjects: Knowledge; Gems; Gems in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-116) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Background on the use of gems in Elizabethan England; title: Shakespeare's use of gems as imagery; title: Shakespeare's use of gems in the romance tradition; title: The diamond in "Cymbeline" : symbol and means for unity; title: The two rings in "All's well that ends well"; title: Claudius's union : ritual and revenge; title: Duncan's gift of a diamond in "Macbeth"; title: Shylock's turquoise and diamond; title: Desdemona as chrysolite and pearl; title: Statistics on gem reference; title: Index of individual gemstones; title: Bibliography.