Reading Shakespeare's Dramatic Language.Adamson, Sylvia, Lynette Hunter, Lynne Magnusson, Anne Thompson, and Katie Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. , eds. Reading Shakespeare's Dramatic Language: A Guide (The Arden Shakespeare.) London: Thomson Learning, 2001. xii + 321 pp. bibl, index. gloss. $12.99. ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m : 1-903436-29-X. The main purpose of this guide is "to make Shakespeare's language and his uses of language more accessible to modern readers" and in the process "provide an introduction to recent changes in the way his language and style are studied." The guide is divided into three parts. The first, which "looks at language from a literary perspective" examines such topics as style, rhetoric, puns, parody parody, mocking imitation in verse or prose of a literary work. The following poem by Robert Southey was parodied by Lewis Carroll: , meter, heightened language, theater language, character, and performance, as well as large language actions such as description, narrative, persuasion, and dialogue. The second "looks at literature from a linguistic perspective," probing the nuances of Shakespeare's language choices and asking such questions as "what usages he and his audience would have regarded as fashionable or stigmatized, formal or intimate, commonplace or innovative." The sounds, words, and grammar of Elizabethan English and its social and regional varieties are explored here. Part 3 provides a guide to further reading and an A-Z of Renaissance lit erary and rhetorical devices Noun 1. rhetorical device - a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) rhetoric - study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) . "Designed to be accessible, interdisciplinary and rooted in practical examples." Includes a full index. Essays include: Thompson, Ann, "Heightened Language"; Magnusson, Lynne, "Style, Rhetoric, and Decorum DECORUM. Proper behaviour; good order. 2. Decorum is requisite in public places, in order to permit all persons to enjoy their rights; for example, decorum is indispensable in church, to enable those assembled, to worship. "; Adamson, Sylvia, "The Grand Style"; Wright, George Wright, George (1847–1937) baseball player; born in Yonkers, N.Y. One of baseball's pioneers, as a shortstop he was the star player on the famed Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869, baseball's first admittedly professional club, which was managed by his brother, T., "Shakespeare's Meter Scanned"; Nash, Walter, "Puns and Parody"; Carroll, William C., "Description"; Kastan, David Scott
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