discount Shakespeare and the Arts of Language (Oxford Shakespeare Topics)

Shakespeare and the Arts of Language (Oxford Shakespeare Topics) Don't miss

Best Value & More satisfactory for Shakespeare and the Arts of Language (Oxford Shakespeare Topics) reviews!
Shakespeare and the Arts of Language (Oxford Shakespeare Topics) many purchasers was gave reviews and ratings to Shakespeare and the Arts of Language (Oxford Shakespeare Topics).

Purchaser Rating for Shakespeare and the Arts of Language (Oxford Shakespeare Topics) :
List Price : $29.95
Price on March 18, 2012 : $23.00

Product Description

Written in a lucid, non-technical style, the book starts with the story of how the English language changed throughout the sixteenth century. Subsequent chapters define Shakespeare's main artistic tools and illustrate their poetic and theatrical contributions: Renaissance rhetoric, imagery and metaphor, blank verse, prose speech, and wordplay. The conclusion surveys Shakespeare's multiple and often conflicting ideas about language, encompassing both his enthusiasm at what words can do for us and his suspicion of what words can do to us.

Features

See More Description on Shakespeare and the Arts of Language (Oxford Shakespeare Topics).

Shakespeare and the Arts of Language (Oxford Shakespeare Topics) Reviews

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

 (3 customer reviews)

3 Reviews

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

20 of 24 people found the following review helpful Absolutely indispensible, February 11, 2003 By A Customer Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Shakespeare and the Arts of Language (Oxford Shakespeare Topics) (Paperback) This book is one of the few books of Shakespearean scholarship that I have read which I find completely, unequivocably indispensible. If you have ever been interested in just how Will Shakespeare does what he does with language, Prof. McDonald's book is the one to read. Thorough but not overlong, it is actually a speedy read. As for spotchboy, there is absolutely NO evidence for an authorship controversy. This "identity question" was created by bored, insipid people who have a penchant for conspiracy theories. Prof. McDonald ignores that question because there is no issue to discuss, and the book deals with the arts of language. I wish the self-proclaimed "anti-Stratfordians" would realize the arts of scholarship. But it is refreshing to see that even they can realize how great a piece of scholarship this is. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  >Report abuse | Permalink  Comment Pardon the pun, November 22, 2011 By  Jon Chambers (Birmingham, England) - See all my reviews    This review is from: Shakespeare and the Arts of Language (Oxford Shakespeare Topics) (Paperback) There is something rather quaint, nowadays, about focusing on Shakespeare's language. Attending to such things as rhetoric and metre might seem a bit passé. Aware of this, Russ McDonald defends his study of Shakespeare's verbal arts by claiming that language is central to an understanding and appreciation of his work. Refreshingly, he also takes pains to emphasise that the clever use of such language features gives rise to reading pleasure. The process of unlocking metaphors is not arid and academic, in his view, but fundamentally rewarding. This is by no means the same old guide to Shakespeare's language in new clothing. Although it occasionally elucidates those technical terms so beloved of Greek rhetoricians and Elizabethan theorists, and although it is often in broad agreement with the conventional view of the playwright's development (that alliterative patterns gradually become more subtle, and that end-stopped lines increasingly give way to enjambment, for...Read more Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  >Report abuse | Permalink  Comment 1 of 40 people found the following review helpful excellent but one glaring ommision, October 31, 2001 By  spotchboy (Fairport, NY) - See all my reviews This review is from: Shakespeare and the Arts of Language (Oxford Shakespeare Topics) (Hardcover) It's no surprise that Prof. McDonald has written such an interesting, informative book. Way back when he was my favorite professor. His enthusiam and understanding got me hooked on the Bard. The one major drawback is his complete disregard of the current authorship scholarship that pretty much settles the identity question, proving for all intents that the Shakespeare canon was written by the Edward deVere, the 17th Earl of Oxford. (For those wishing to learn more, a good place to start in this area is Joseph Sobran's "Alias Shakespeare".) Like most scholars in the academy, McDonald chooses to remain in deep denial about this. So much for disinterested free inquiry. Such a pity. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  >Report abuse | Permalink  Comment (1)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

› See all 3 customer reviews...

review for Shakespeare and the Arts of Language (Oxford Shakespeare Topics)

*** Terms and Disclaimer *** CERTAIN CONTENT THAT APPEARS ON THIS SITE COMES FROM AMAZON SERVICES LLC. THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR REMOVAL AT ANY TIME.
This site is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.
loreal coloring 7 hdmi lcd