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Summary: Excellent
Review: "Shakespeare's Words" is an excellent resource. The definitions are clear and concise and the extra charts and graphs are a wonderful addition. If you have this book for definitions and "All the Words on Stage" for pronunciations, you are ready to study or perform one of Shakespeare's plays.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: "Shakespeare's Words" is an excellent resource. The definitions are clear and concise and the extra charts and graphs are a wonderful addition. If you have this book for definitions and "All the Words on Stage" for pronunciations, you are ready to study or perform one of Shakespeare's plays.
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Summary: Awesome guide to shakespeare
Review: After having read most of the plays the hard way, I chanced upon
this book. It is very well written, explains the nuances of words and puns used in the play and the context from 1600s. It has several useful appendices -- a must for students. The play summaries at the end of the book
with Venn diagrams -- displaying
the relationships of dramtis personae graphically
alone is well worth the price. - Mohsin ( http://www.cs.albany.edu/~mosh )
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Summary: A correction to a previous review
Review: It appears that my copy of this book has a missing signature (and as a result, a duplicate one), so my earlier comments on missing words may be inappropriate - I will have to return my copy for a complete edition to properly asses it. I apologize for the oversight.
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Summary: Good, but incomplete
Review: It may be difficult to provide a full glossary of Shakespeare's words in a portable - and inexpensive - format. The authors manage to do it very well, given the restrictions on size and cost, and even throw in some useful sidebars to make it more interesting for casual browsing. However, when they overlook uncommon or archaic words, missing these can leave the reader with a sense of incompletion and frustration. Look up "chough" for example, a word used in several plays, but not listed here. The authors include "chuff" - but entirely miss its other meaning in its old spelling (chough) - "jackdaw." The deficiencies are not glaring, and the book is a worthwhile purchase, but I would like to see a revised edition with some of these oversights corrected.
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Summary: AWESOME!!!
Review: Ok, the low-down...this book is amazingly awesome regarding the figuring of just what the heck the Bard was on about in his writings!!! I can't express in words or thoughts just how much this book helped me understand seemingly simple Shakespeare words and/or phrases! Many many Elizabethan words carried different meanings than do their counterparts today. Please...if you like Shakespeare...GET THIS BOOK!!!
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Summary: Brilliant.
Review: This book is so well organized that it is actually fun to use. I agree with the previous reviewer - I use this book and "All the Words on Stage,A Complete Pronunciation Dictionary for the plays of William Shakespeare". I had been searching for years for some help when I was researching a role. These two books have answered all of my questions.
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Summary: Brilliant.
Review: This book is so well organized that it is actually fun to use. I agree with the previous reviewer - I use this book and "All the Words on Stage,A Complete Pronunciation Dictionary for the plays of William Shakespeare". I had been searching for years for some help when I was researching a role. These two books have answered all of my questions.
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Summary: Brilliant.
Review: This book is so well organized that it is actually fun to use. I agree with the previous reviewer - I use this book and "All the Words on Stage,A Complete Pronunciation Dictionary for the plays of William Shakespeare". I had been searching for years for some help when I was researching a role. These two books have answered all of my questions.
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