Shakespeare's Insults: A Pragmatic Dictionary
Ebook
Overview
Why are certain words used as insults in Shakespeare’s world and what do these words do and say? Shakespeare’s plays abound with insults which are more often merely cited than thoroughly studied, quotation prevailing over exploration. The purpose of this richly detailed dictionary is to go beyond the surface of these words and to analyse why and how words become insults in Shakespeare’s world. It’s an invaluable resource and reference guide for anyone grappling with the complexities and rewards of Shakespeare’s inventive use of language in the realm of insult and verbal sparring.
A detailed analysis of how Shakespeare’s insults become integrated into his dramatic art and how they mirror Elizabethan society and culture.
Explores the socio-political and historical contexts of the insults in Shakespeare’s plays.
Each entry presents a survey of the use of the term in Shakespeare’s plays.
Entries follow an easy-to-use three part structure.
The first comprehensive analysis of Shakespeare’s use of insults and insulting language in his plays.
Series Editor’s Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Abbreviations
A-Z entries
Select Bibliography
Index
Thorough and easy to use.
- Title: Shakespeare's Insults: A Pragmatic Dictionary
- Author: Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin
- Series: Arden Shakespeare Dictionaries
- Publisher: The Arden Shakespeare
- Print Publication Date: 2016
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 512
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781474252683, 9780826498335, 0826498337, 1474252680
- Resource ID: LLS:9781474252683
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-22T14:40:37Z
Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin is Professor in the English department of the University of Montpellier III Paul Valéry, France.