The Complete Concordance to Shakspere - Being a Verbal Index to All the Passages in the Dramatic Works of the Poet (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	October 2013
Authors:	Mary Cowden Clarke
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	874
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-05934-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General
LSN:	1-108-05934-1
Barcode:	9781108059343

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