How do you pronounce zounds, Milan, housewife and hundreds of other words in Shakespeare's plays? In this ingenious book, Dale Coye has provided a guide to each significant word, line-by line, scene-by-scene, in twenty of Shakespeare's most popular plays. More than a simple pronouncing dictionary, Pronouncing Shakespeare's Words pays attention to scansion, displays alternative pronunciations in different centuries and geographical areas, and provides a simple pronunciation guide requiring no knowledge of lexicographic symbols. Now available in an affordable paperback edition, Pronouncing Shakespeare's Plays will become a vade mecum (pronounced VAH-day MAY-cum) for actors, students, and general readers of Shakespeare.

About the Author
Dale Coye is Assistant Professor at the College of New Jersey where he teaches the history of the English language among other courses. He received his PhD in Linguistics from Princeton in 1979.

Reviews

"Authoritative and comprehensive." -- Choice
"Will undoubtedly be extremely useful to actors, teachers, students and general readers of Shakespeare." -- Booklist
"Still the only collection of established scholarly opinion on pronunciation and one of the few resources providing professional guidance for place and proper names. This work will greatly benefit students and professors of Shakespearean literature and drama." -- Library Journal

Book Information
ISBN 9780415941822
Author Dale Coye
Format Paperback
Page Count 358
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 660g