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THE COMPLETE CONCORDANCE TO SHAKSPERE
BEING A VERBAL INDEX TO ALL THE PASSAGES IN THE DRAMATIC WORKS OF THE POET |
| By: |
Mary Cowden Clarke |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
1108059341 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781108059343 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
| Pub. date: |
9 November, 2012 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama |
| Pages: |
874 |
| Description: |
Twelve years in the making, this 1845 publication remained a standard work on Shakespearean vocabulary for half a century. |
| Synopsis: |
Daughter of the music publisher Vincent Novello, Mary Cowden Clarke (1809-98) grew up in London amid her father's literary and artistic circle. Charles and Mary Lamb were family friends, and their Tales from Shakespeare (1807) inspired the young Mary to become a scholar of the Bard. This monumental concordance - which took twelve years to compile and a further four to see through the press - was first published between 1844 and 1845 in eighteen monthly parts, and then in book form in 1845. The preface opens with a statement that reflects Cowden Clarke's great admiration and ambition: 'Shakspere [sic], the most frequently quoted, because the most universal-minded Genius that ever lived, of all Authors best deserves a complete Concordance to his Works.' It was to remain the standard work of its kind for half a century and is still a fascinating and diverting source of information on Shakespeare's extraordinary vocabulary. |
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black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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