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Shakespeare and the Origins of English.

Rhodes, Neil.

Shakespeare and the Origins of English. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (271 pages)

Intro -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. RENAISSANCE ARTICULATIONS -- 1.1 Language as Living Speech -- 1.2 Hamlet's Media Studies -- 2. DID SHAKESPEARE STUDY CREATIVE WRITING? -- 2.1 School Ties -- 2.2 Writing against the Academy -- 3. BOTH SIDES NOW -- 3.1 Speech-Writing -- 3.2 Problems at Work -- 3.3 Shakespeare's Controversial Plots -- 4. VERNACULAR VALUES -- 4.1 Native Feet -- 4.2 Shakespeare the Barbarian -- 5. COMMONPLACE SHAKESPEARE -- 5.1 Shakespeare's Computer -- 5.2 Resources for English -- 6. THE ORIGINS OF ENGLISH -- 6.1 From Rhetoric to Criticism -- 6.2 Shakespeare and the Language of the Heart -- AFTERWORD -- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

What did Shakespeare learn at school? Did he study creative writing? This book addresses these and similar questions as the author shows where the modern subject of 'English' came from, and what part Shakespeare played in its formation. By looking at the origins of English we gain a new perspective on the subject as it is practised today.

9780191529757


Shakespeare, William,-1564-1616-Influence.
English literature-Study and teaching-History.


Electronic books.

PR2976.R46 2007

822.33

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