Shakespeare's Sexual Language
Subtitle: A Glossary (Student Shakespeare Library)
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
Published: September 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780826491343
Subjects: Reference works; Shakespeare studies & criticism; Shakespeare; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; English; General
Description: "Shakespeare's use of sexual language, imagery and erotic themes is extensive, varied, and although this is necessarily hard to establish, probably innovative at times. This glossary provides a first-hand guide to Shakespeare's sexual language, some of which is notoriously difficult to unravel and whose roots go back into earlier literature. Compiled by Gordon Williams, author of the authoritative three volume Dictionary of Sexual Language and Imagery in Shakespearean and Stuart Literature, this is a comprehensive but concise reference guide to sexual language and imagery in Shakespeare. Entries are cross-referenced and include references to textual examples where possible."--Bloomsbury Publishing.