Dictionary of Shakespeare (Reissue)

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-19-280638-3
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 262 g

Reihe: Oxford Quick Reference

Compiled by the general editor of The Oxford Shakespeare, and one of the best-known authorities on the playwright's works, this dictionary offers information on all aspects of Shakespeare, both in his own time and in later ages.

The wide-ranging entries cover Shakespeare's plays, as well as everything from famous actors, writers, and directors connected with Shakespeare, to theatres, historical figures and places of particular interest relating to his life and work. The dictionary also includes box features of passages on Shakespeare by other famous authors, from Dr Johnson and Jane Austin to Bernard Levin and Virginia Woolf.

Ideal reference for the student, actor, or director, and fascinating browsing for the general reader interested in Shakespeare's life and work.

Zielgruppe

General, theatre-goers, English literature school and university students, teachers

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wells, Stanley W

Weitere Mitwirkende

Shaw, James

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur

Über Autor(innen)

Stanley Wells is Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, and Emeritus Professor of the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham (formerly Director 1988-97). He has been general editor of the Oxford Shakespeare since 1978.