{"product_id":"whats-in-shakespeares-names-paperback","title":"What's in Shakespeare's Names - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMurray J. Levith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'What's in a name? That which we call a rose\/By any other name would smell as sweet.' So says Juliet in the balcony scene from \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e but, originally published in 1978, Murray Levith shows just how wrong Juliet was.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShakespeare was extremely careful in his selection of names. Not only the obvious Hotspur or the descriptive Bottom or Snout, but most names in Shakespeare's thirty-seven plays had a more than superficial significance. Beginning with what has been written previously, Levith illustrates how Shakespeare used names - not only those he invented in the later comedies, but those names bequeathed to him by history, myth, classical literature, or the Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLevith moves from the histories through the tragedies to the comedies, listing each significant name play by play, giving the allusions, references, and suggestions that show how each name enriches interpretations of action, character, and tone. Dr. Levith examines Shakespeare's own name, and speculates upon the playwright's identification with his characters and the often whimsical naming games he played or that were played upon him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA separate alphabetical index is provided to facilitate the location of individual names and, in addition, cross references to plays are given so that each name can be considered in the context of all the plays in which it appears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755574952224,"sku":"9780367682293","price":77.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bde79d560225a483fad2df7d30ccda26.webp?v=1780062658","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/whats-in-shakespeares-names-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}