UID:
almafu_9959239293802883
Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 174 p.)
ISBN:
1-136-56524-8
,
1-138-01032-4
,
1-315-01853-5
,
1-136-56517-5
Series Statement:
Routledge library editions. Shakespeare. Critical studies ; XXXIII
Content:
How do the elements of swearing and perjury work in Shakespeare's plays? What effect did Shakespeare intend when he wrote them? How did they contribute to the delineation of character? These questions are investigated by combining a history of ideas with close textual analysis.
Note:
First published in 1979.
,
1. The Mouth-Filling Oath -- 2. Oaths as Structure -- 3. Fashionable Swearing -- 4. Oaths of Air and of Honour -- 5. Oaths and Tragic Tension -- 6. In Response to Censorship.
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-35306-8
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-299-86692-1
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9781315018539
