A Shakespearian Grammar: An Attempt to Illustrate Some of the Differences Between Elizabethan and Modern English

E. A. Abbott

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This is a reprint of the enlarged third edition (1870) of this indispensable guide to every idiomatic usage that readers find in Shakespeare, with additional references to Jonson, Bacon, and other Elizabethan writers. It includes sections on grammar, prosody, metaphor, and simile. This title is cited and recommended by the Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature.


  • ISBN: 1410216772
  • ISBN-13: 9781410216779
  • Author : E. A. Abbott
  • Language : English
  • Format:  Paperback - Search for other formats
  • Publication Date: 1/9/2004
  • Publisher Imprint: University Press of the Pacific
  • Price ($AUD): $26.30

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