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Eric Partridge - Shakespeare´s Bawdy - 9780415050760 - KRF0014174
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Shakespeare´s Bawdy

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Description for Shakespeare´s Bawdy Paperback. Paperback, in very good condition.
This classic of Shakespeare scholarship begins with a masterly introductory essay analysing and exemplifying the various categories of sexual and non-sexual bawdy expressions and allusions in Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. The main body of the work consists of an alphabetical glossary of all words and phrases used in a sexual or scatological sense, with full explanations and cross-references.

Product Details

Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1968
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415050760
SKU
KRF0014174
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Eric Partridge
Eric Partridge (1884-1979) was the author of some three dozen books, mainly on the aspects of the English language. Stanley Wells is an eminent Shakespearean scholar and the general editor of Oxford Shakespeare.

Reviews for Shakespeare´s Bawdy
'It reads as freshly today as it did fifty years ago, when it surprised everyone with its originality and daring, an intriguing blend of personal insight and solid detective-work. If ever a word-book deserved to be called a classic, it is this.' - David Crystal

Goodreads reviews for Shakespeare´s Bawdy


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