Table of Contents

Series editor's preface
Preface
Conventions
Abbreviations
Introduction
A-Z
Bibliography Index of Shakespeare's Works

Promotional Information

Shakespeare's figurative language often relies on a knowledge of musical allusions and references - this comprehensive dictionary unravels the multiple meanings behind over 300 of such terms in their historical and theoretical context.

About the Author

Christopher R.Wilson is Professor in the Department of Music at the University of Hull, UK.  He has published on English music/words topics from the late medieval period to the 20th century. Michela Calore is an independent scholar who specializes in the staging conditions of the Elizabethan theatre. She has a particular interest in the Rose theatre and the repertoire of the Admiral's Men, and has published articles on the language and staging of plays written in the 1580s and the 1590s.

Reviews

 This book maintains the high quality of previous volumes in the Athlone Shakespeare Dictionary Series...This is an authoritative volume that will be an important addition to collections in Elizabethan literature and music."-
*American Reference Books Annual*

'essential reading for historians and performers alike.' Ros King, Times Literary Supplement, 2007
*Times Literary Supplement*