The Shakespeare Name Dictionary

by A. Daniel Frankforter and J. Madison Davis

Entries provide the likely sources for a name; describe historical and mythological backgrounds; examine Shakespeare's presentation of a character or place; and suggest various interpretations of a name. Each entry contains line citations to William Shakespeare: The Complete Works. A guide to the historical, mythological, fictional, and geographic references that appear in Shakespeare's complete plays and poems, covering every name, proper adjective,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415971144
• ISBN13: 9780415971140
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"