The Arden Dictionary of Shakespeare Quotations: Gift Edition (Arden Shakespeare Library)

by JaneArmstrong (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2010

  $17.45

  Who said Neither a lender or borrower be , who loved not wisely but too well and whose salad days are now behind her? If you have ever struggled to remember a Shakespeare quote, this is the book for you. It has over 3,000 quotes from single lines to quite long extracts, organized by topic and by play, with a key word index making it very easy to use. The dictionary also includes a glossary of unfamiliar terms and a brief biography of Shakespeare. It is very easy to dip into by word, theme or by play and the key word index means you can track down a half-remembered quote easily. A beautifully produced small format hardback with a colourful jacket, book ribbon and a bookplate, this is great gift for literary types, after dinner speakers and crossword fillers!

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $4.35

  In this enjoyable addition to the renowned Arden Shakespeare series, approximately 3000 quotations, both familiar and little-known, are drawn from throughout Shakespeare's work, both plays and poems. Quotations are selected for their intrinsic interest and organised by topic, as being both user-friendly and stimulating for the casual reader, with speaker and play reference, and with some annotation to give a context to the quotation.A Brief general introduction outlining the purpose and use of the volumeA Shakespeare biography A Chronology of playsA Keyword indexA Selections from Arden glossary

• New

  Paperback
  2010

  $20.26

  Who said Neither a lender nor a borrower be ? Who are the star-crossed lovers? Which Shakespearean lady protests too much ? If you have ever been stuck trying to identify a Shakespearean quote then this is the book for you! With over 3,000 quotes from single lines to quite long extracts, organized by topic and by play, this is an essential book for anyone with an interest in Shakespeare. The key word index makes it easy to use and it also includes a glossary of unfamiliar terms and a brief biography of Shakespeare. The Dictionary is easy to dip into by word or theme (love, greed, disease, war etc) or by play, and the indexes allow readers to track down a half-remembered quote easily. An ideal companion for all students, teachers or performers of Shakespeare, this Dictionary is a useful and entertaining reference work.