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The Shakespeare Name and Place Dictionary
Author(s): J. Madison Davis
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: 1 May 1995
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 546 pages
- ISBN-10: 1884964176
- ISBN-13: 9781884964176
Book Description
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, edited by Wells and Taylor, Oxford University Press, 1986.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Has greater detail than Quennell’s and Johnson’s Who’s Who in Shakespeare (1973), Halliday’s A Shakespeare Companion (1964), and Hutchinson’s Shakespeare Dictionary (1986). It is packed with information and recommended for all libraries with materials on Shakespeare.” – Reference Reviews
“Packed with information; recommended for all levels.” – Choice
About the Author
J. Madison Davis
