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- The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare’s Language
- The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare’s Language
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I Basic Elements
- 1 Shakespeare and the Problem of Style
- 2 Shakespeare’s Creativity with Words
- 3 The Performative Power of Shakespeare’s Language
- 4 Verse and Metre
- 5 The Dynamics of Shakespearean Dialogue
- 6 Figures of Speech at Work
- Part II Shaping Contexts
- Part III New Technologies
- Part IV Contemporary Sites for Language Change
- Appendix Glossary of Rhetorical Figures
- Further Reading
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to…
5 - The Dynamics of Shakespearean Dialogue
from Part I - Basic Elements
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 July 2019
- The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare’s Language
- The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare’s Language
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Part I Basic Elements
- 1 Shakespeare and the Problem of Style
- 2 Shakespeare’s Creativity with Words
- 3 The Performative Power of Shakespeare’s Language
- 4 Verse and Metre
- 5 The Dynamics of Shakespearean Dialogue
- 6 Figures of Speech at Work
- Part II Shaping Contexts
- Part III New Technologies
- Part IV Contemporary Sites for Language Change
- Appendix Glossary of Rhetorical Figures
- Further Reading
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions to…
Summary
At the heart of Shakespearean drama is the dialogic encounter. Whether as arresting as the clash of irreconcilable opponents or as seemingly mundane as the everyday conversation of acquaintances, the performed encounters of plays deploy language in a special manner that differs from discursive writing or narration.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's Language , pp. 72 - 92Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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