Focusing on the plays most commonly studied at school and college, Shakespeare A-Z contains thousands of definitions of words which may be unfamiliar to the modern reader, together with play references and explanations of the differences between Elizabethan and modern English During the course of an average day you will probably quote Shakespeare at least once, almost certainly without being aware of it. Approximately 1,700 of the words that we use regularly, from 'assassination', through 'green-eyed' and 'puking' to 'zany', are said to have been coined by Shakespeare.
The dictionary is ideal for students and anyone with an interest in Shakespeare, and for all those with a love of the English language who want to further their understanding of Shakespeare's plays and the language he used.
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In everyday conversation an average person might use just 2,000 words, while Shakespeare is said to have employed a vocabulary of over 29,000 words.One of our advisors is Stephen Siddall, author of the Cambridge Student Guide to MacbethThe perfect companion to our bestselling Exit, pursued by a bear, which provides synopses of the plays and a background to Shakepeare's works.
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