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What did Shakespeare learn at school? Did he study creative writing? This book addresses these and similar questions as the author shows where the modern subject of 'English' came from, and what part Shakespeare played in its formation. By looking at the origins of English we gain a new perspective on the subject as it is practised today.

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Shakespeare and the Origins of English will keep provoking and inspiring not only Renaissance scholars, but all kinds of students of all kinds "Englishes". * Veronika Ruttkay, The AnaChronist *

Table of Contents
Introduction ; 1. Renaissance Articulations ; 2. Did Shakespeare Study Creative Writing? ; 3. Both Sides Now ; 4. Vernacular Values ; 5. Commonplace Shakespeare ; 6. The Origins of English ; Afterword

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
      Publication Date: 11/22/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780199235933, 978-0199235933
      ISBN10: 0199235937
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      ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 Literary studies: plays and playwrights Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      What did Shakespeare learn at school? Did he study creative writing? This book addresses these and similar questions as the author shows where the modern subject of 'English' came from, and what part Shakespeare played in its formation. By looking at the origins of English we gain a new perspective on the subject as it is practised today.

      Trade Review
      Shakespeare and the Origins of English will keep provoking and inspiring not only Renaissance scholars, but all kinds of students of all kinds "Englishes". * Veronika Ruttkay, The AnaChronist *

      Table of Contents
      Introduction ; 1. Renaissance Articulations ; 2. Did Shakespeare Study Creative Writing? ; 3. Both Sides Now ; 4. Vernacular Values ; 5. Commonplace Shakespeare ; 6. The Origins of English ; Afterword

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