Shakespeare's Military Language
Subtitle: A Dictionary (Student Shakespeare Library)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
Published: February 15, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 423
ISBN-13: 9780826477774
Subjects: Shakespeare studies & criticism; Shakespeare; Literature - Classics / Criticism; English; Literary Criticism; Reference
Description: "Shakespeare's Military Language: A Dictionary is a comprehensive reference guide to Shakespeare's use of military language, customs and ideas. More than just a book of definitions, an A-Z of nearly 300 entries provides a comprehensive account of Shakespeare's portrayal of military life, tactics, and technology and explores how the plays comment upon military incidents and personalities of the Elizabethan era, and how warfare was presented on the Elizabethan stage. Warfare is everywhere in Shakespeare and the military action in many of Shakespeare's plays, and the military imagery in all his plays and poems, show that he possessed an extraordinarily detailed knowledge of warfare, both ancient and modern. Shakespeare's Military Language is an ideal guide to Shakespeare's military references for students of Shakespeare at every level."--Bloomsbury Publishing.