{"product_id":"the-anatomy-of-insults-in-shakespeares-world-paperback","title":"The Anatomy of Insults in Shakespeare's World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNathalie Vienne-Guerrin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Anatomy of Insults in Shakespeare's World\u003c\/i\u003e explores Shakespeare's complex art of insults and shows how the playwright set abusive words at the heart of many of his plays. It provides valuable insights on a key aspect of Shakespeare's work that has been little explored to date. Focusing on the most memorable scenes of insult, abusive characters and insulting effects in the plays, the volume shifts how readers understand and read Shakespeare's insults. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChapters analyze the spectacular rhetoric of insult in \u003ci\u003eHenry IV\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTroilus and Cressida\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTimon of Athens\u003c\/i\u003e; the 'skirmishes of wit' in \u003ci\u003eMuch Ado about Nothing \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream;\u003c\/i\u003e insult and duelling codes in \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAs You Like It\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/i\u003e, the complex relationships between slander and insult in \u003ci\u003eMuch Ado about Nothing \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMeasure for Measure\u003c\/i\u003e; the taming of the tongue in\u003ci\u003e Richard III\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Taming of the Shrew\u003c\/i\u003e, the trauma of insults in \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCymbeline\u003c\/i\u003e and insult beyond words in \u003ci\u003eHenry V\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKing lear\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrasping insult as a specific speech act, the volume explores the issues of verbal violence and verbal shields and the importance of reception and interpretation in matters of insult. It offers a panorama of the Elizabethan politics of insult and redefines Shakespeare's drama as a theatre of insults.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNathalie Vienne-Guerrin\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the English department of the Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 and a member of the IRCL, Institute for Research on the Renaissance, the Neo-Classical Age and the Enlightenment (UMR 5186 CNRS), France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750461309216,"sku":"9781350328617","price":73.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7f5d9e653dc4d1b98844c2f0ffaa616a.webp?v=1779950814","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-anatomy-of-insults-in-shakespeares-world-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}