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- catalog abstract "Taffeta phrases, silken terms precise, three-piled hyperboles, spruce affectation, figures pedantical," (Love's Labor's Lost) ... you'll find all these and more in this comprehensive, easy-to-use, and thoroughly enjoyable collection of timeless poetry, proverbs, and sayings from the most quotable author in literary history. Margaret Miner and Hugh Rawson have carefully selected over 3,000 quotations and arranged them under more than 400 topics to put Shakespeare at your. Fingertips. Readers who turn to "Life" will find Prospero's haunting reflection, "We are such stuff as dreams are made on." Speech-writers seeking "words of Wisdom" are reminded of Polonius's comment that "Brevity is the soul of wit." Extensive cross-referencing makes the volume easy to use, and an index of key words helps locate those elusive, tip-of-the-tongue quotations quickly. Shakespeare lovers and researchers will find it especially helpful that over half the. Entries are annotated with fascinating historical background, notes on Shakespeare's sources, an explanation of the context of the quote, or a definition of an Elizabethan word or phrase. The volume also includes a brief biography of Shakespeare and a chronological listing of his plays and poems. And all line references for the quotations are keyed to the respected and popular Signet Classic editions edited by Sylvan Barnet. Filled with familiar treasures and unexpected. Delights, A Dictionary of Quotations From Shakespeare offers exquisitely stated, witty, and deeply profound commentary on life as we still experience it today, on our emotions and needs, and on both the grandeur and the foolishness of the human condition. It is a reference work that is as enlightening as it is useful - an essential book for readers, writers, students, speakers, and language lovers everywhere.".
- catalog contributor b3926889.
- catalog contributor b3926890.
- catalog contributor b3926891.
- catalog created "c1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "c1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
- catalog description "Delights, A Dictionary of Quotations From Shakespeare offers exquisitely stated, witty, and deeply profound commentary on life as we still experience it today, on our emotions and needs, and on both the grandeur and the foolishness of the human condition. It is a reference work that is as enlightening as it is useful - an essential book for readers, writers, students, speakers, and language lovers everywhere.".
- catalog description "Entries are annotated with fascinating historical background, notes on Shakespeare's sources, an explanation of the context of the quote, or a definition of an Elizabethan word or phrase. The volume also includes a brief biography of Shakespeare and a chronological listing of his plays and poems. And all line references for the quotations are keyed to the respected and popular Signet Classic editions edited by Sylvan Barnet. Filled with familiar treasures and unexpected.".
- catalog description "Fingertips. Readers who turn to "Life" will find Prospero's haunting reflection, "We are such stuff as dreams are made on." Speech-writers seeking "words of Wisdom" are reminded of Polonius's comment that "Brevity is the soul of wit." Extensive cross-referencing makes the volume easy to use, and an index of key words helps locate those elusive, tip-of-the-tongue quotations quickly. Shakespeare lovers and researchers will find it especially helpful that over half the.".
- catalog description "Taffeta phrases, silken terms precise, three-piled hyperboles, spruce affectation, figures pedantical," (Love's Labor's Lost) ... you'll find all these and more in this comprehensive, easy-to-use, and thoroughly enjoyable collection of timeless poetry, proverbs, and sayings from the most quotable author in literary history. Margaret Miner and Hugh Rawson have carefully selected over 3,000 quotations and arranged them under more than 400 topics to put Shakespeare at your.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 368 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Dictionary of quotations from Shakespeare.".
- catalog identifier "0525934510".
- catalog isFormatOf "Dictionary of quotations from Shakespeare.".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "c1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Dutton,".
- catalog relation "Dictionary of quotations from Shakespeare.".
- catalog subject "822.3/3 20".
- catalog subject "PR2892 .S4177 1992".
- catalog subject "Quotations, English Dictionaries.".
- catalog subject "Quotations, English Indexes.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Indexes.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Quotations Dictionaries.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Quotations.".
- catalog title "A dictionary of quotations from Shakespeare : a topical guide to over 3,000 great passages from the plays, sonnets, and narrative poems / selected by Margaret Miner and Hugh Rawson.".
- catalog type "Dictionaries. fast".
- catalog type "Indexes. fast".
- catalog type "text".