Shakespeare and the Origins of English

by Neil Rhodes

Book Overview

What existed before there was a subject known as English? How did English eventually come about? Focusing specifically on Shakespeare's role in the origins of the subject, Neil Rhodes addresses the evolution of English from the early modern period up to the late eighteenth century. He deals with the kinds of literary and educational practices that would have formed Shakespeare's experience and shaped his work and traces the origins of English in certain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199235937
• ISBN13: 9780199235933
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"