The following book was designed to help students get the utmost of Shakespeare's work.The plots summaryof the plays summary is presented with acts and scenes helping the
student learn the names of the characters. The next section describes
the characters more fully and places them within the scenes. A
discussion of both themes and style is followed by the placement in its
historical context. The critical overview shares what critics have said
about the work; and a collection of essays provide criticism written by
Shakespeare scholars. Each entry ends with a list of sources and
suggested further reading. Inset boxes include information about media
adaptations, suggestions to "compare and contrast," and "Topics for
Further Study." Black and white illustrations, reproductions of
paintings of scenes, and some photographs of present-day actors in
scenes from the plays are also in the text. Each volume ends with the
same two-page glossary and a cumulative index to major themes and
characters. This provides some help especially for those students for
whom reading Shakespeare is a challenge because of their reading
skills. It will help them sort out characters and plot in a more
sophisticated way than a reference written for a younger audience.
This in-depth exploration of the English language covers every nuance and curiosity of this constantly evolving linguistic pastiche. It is estimated that every year 800 neologisms are added to the English language, and include acronyms (NIMBY, Not In My Backyard), blended words (motel), and those taken from foreign languages (savoir-faire). Laid out in an a-to-z format with detailed cross-references and written to appeal equally to students, etymologists, and nonnative speakers, this historical guide is an invaluable resource for this truly global lingua franca.
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