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The Unruly Tongue in Early Modern England is a scholarly edition of
three early modern treatises on the unruly tongue: Jean de
Marconville, A Treatise of the Good and Evell Tounge (ca.1592),
William Perkins, A Direction for the Government of the Tongue
according to Gods worde (1595), and George Webbe, The Araignement
of an unruly Tongue (1619). "The tongue can no man tame" says the
Bible (James 3:8), and yet these texts try to tame the tongues of
men and tell them how they should rule this little but essential
organ and avoid swearing, blaspheming, cursing, lying, flattering,
railing, slandering, quarrelling, babbling, jesting, or mocking.
This volume excavates the biblical and classical sources in which
these early modern texts are embedded and gives a panorama of the
sins of the tongue that the Elizabethan society both cultivates and
strives to contain. Vienne-Guerrin provides the reader with early
modern images of what Erasmus described as a "slippery" and
"ambivalent" organ that is both sweet and sour, a source of life
and death.
The Anatomy of Insults in Shakespeare’s World 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. Chapters analyze the spectacular rhetoric of insult in
Henry IV, Troilus and Cressida and Timon of Athens; the
‘skirmishes of wit’ in Much Ado about Nothing and A Midsummer
Night’s Dream; insult and duelling codes in Romeo and Juliet, As
You Like It and Twelfth Night, the complex relationships between
slander and insult in Much Ado about Nothing and Measure for
Measure; the taming of the tongue in Richard III and The Taming of
the Shrew, the trauma of insults in Othello, The Merchant of Venice
and Cymbeline and insult beyond words in Henry V and King lear.
Grasping 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.
From canonical movies to web series, this volume provides fresh
insights into the myriad forms of Romeo and Juliet on screen around
the world. Ranging far beyond the Anglo-American sphere, the
international cast of contributors explore translations,
adaptations, free re-tellings and appropriations from India,
France, Italy and Japan and demonstrate the constant evolution of
technologies in the production, reception and dissemination of
'Shakespeare on screen'. The volume is complemented by helpful
online essays and an extended online film-bibliography which guides
readers through the often overwhelming range of filmic resources
now available, providing valuable resources for research and
pedagogy.
The third volume in the re-launched series Shakespeare on Screen is
devoted to film versions and adaptations of King Lear. Bringing
together an international group of scholars, the chapters provide
new insights and perspectives on what constitutes 'Learness' in a
range of films, TV productions, translations, free retellings and
appropriations from around the world. Taking 'screen' in its
broader sense, it also covers digital material such as video
archives, internet movies and YouTube videos. The volume features
an invaluable film-bibliography and accompanying online resources
include additional essays and an expanded version of the
film-bibliography.
Arden Early Modern Drama Guides offer students and academics
practical and accessible introductions to the critical and
performance contexts of key Elizabethan and Jacobean plays. Essays
from leading international scholars give invaluable insight into
the text by presenting a range of critical perspectives, making the
books ideal companions for study and research. Key features
include: - Essays on the play’s critical and performance history
- A keynote essay on current research and thinking about the play -
A selection of new essays by leading scholars A survey of resources
to direct students’ further reading about the play in print and
online Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice has often been
labelled a ‘problem play’, and throughout the ages it has been
an object of both fascination and repulsion. Without neglecting the
socio-political and religious issues that are at the heart of the
play, this collection of critical essays invites readers to
rediscover the variety of approaches that this multifaceted work
calls for, exploring its gender aspects, its rich mythological
background, its legal matters and the ways in which it has been
adapted to the screen. Essays consider the play in relation to its
sources, genre and religion, historical and socio-political context
and its critical reception and performance history.
The first volume in the re-launched series Shakespeare on Screen is
devoted to Othello, offering up-to-date coverage of recent screen
versions as well as new critical essays on older, canonical films.
An international cast of authors explores not only productions from
the USA and UK, but also translations, adaptations and
appropriations in Quebec, Italy, India, Brazil and Mexico. The
volume takes part in the ceaseless cultural investigation of what
Othello says about Shakespeare, the past and our present time,
supported by an invaluable film-bibliography. Accompanying free
online resources include a fuller version of the bibliography and
an additional contribution on YouTube versions of Othello. This
book will be a valuable resource for students, scholars and
teachers of film studies and Shakespeare studies.
The first volume in the re-launched series Shakespeare on Screen is
devoted to Othello, offering up-to-date coverage of recent screen
versions as well as new critical essays on older, canonical films.
An international cast of authors explores not only productions from
the USA and UK, but also translations, adaptations and
appropriations in Quebec, Italy, India, Brazil and Mexico. The
volume takes part in the ceaseless cultural investigation of what
Othello says about Shakespeare, the past and our present time,
supported by an invaluable film-bibliography. Accompanying free
online resources include a fuller version of the bibliography and
an additional contribution on YouTube versions of Othello. This
book will be a valuable resource for students, scholars and
teachers of film studies and Shakespeare studies.
The Anatomy of Insults in Shakespeare’s World 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. Chapters analyze the spectacular rhetoric of insult in
Henry IV, Troilus and Cressida and Timon of Athens; the
‘skirmishes of wit’ in Much Ado about Nothing and A Midsummer
Night’s Dream; insult and duelling codes in Romeo and Juliet, As
You Like It and Twelfth Night, the complex relationships between
slander and insult in Much Ado about Nothing and Measure for
Measure; the taming of the tongue in Richard III and The Taming of
the Shrew, the trauma of insults in Othello, The Merchant of Venice
and Cymbeline and insult beyond words in Henry V and King lear.
Grasping 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.
Why are certain words used as insults in Shakespeare's world and
what do these words do and say? Shakespeare's plays abound with
insults which are more often merely cited than thoroughly studied,
quotation prevailing over exploration. The purpose of this richly
detailed dictionary is to go beyond the surface of these words and
to analyse why and how words become insults in Shakespeare's world.
It's an invaluable resource and reference guide for anyone
grappling with the complexities and rewards of Shakespeare's
inventive use of language in the realm of insult and verbal
sparring.
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