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  1. bardolatry
    the idolization of William Shakespeare
    The Romantics, in particular, acclaimed Shakespeare's genius, and the Victorians worshipped Shakespeare with a reverence that George Bernard Shaw called "bardolatry".[6]
  2. stylise
    represent according to a conventional style
    He wrote them in a stylised language that does not always spring naturally from the needs of the characters or the drama.[131]
  3. conflate
    mix together different elements
    In the case of King Lear, however, while most modern additions do conflate them, the 1623 folio version is so different from the 1608 quarto, that the Oxford Shakespeare prints them both, arguing that they cannot be conflated without confusion.[117]
  4. double dagger
    a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
    The other problem plays are marked below with a double dagger (‡).
  5. Anne Hathaway
    wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623)
    At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith.
  6. structuralism
    an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena
    By the eighties, Shakespeare studies were open to movements such as structuralism, feminism, New Historicism, African American studies, and queer studies.[171][172]
  7. historicism
    a theory that social and cultural events are determined by history
    By the eighties, Shakespeare studies were open to movements such as structuralism, feminism, New Historicism, African American studies, and queer studies.[171][172]
  8. tragicomedy
    a dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating
    In his last phase, he wrote tragicomedies, also known as romances, and collaborated with other playwrights.
  9. Bard of Avon
    English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
    He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".[2][b]
  10. Italian sonnet
    a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd
    The production of Shakespeare's Sonnets was in some way influenced by the Italian sonnet: it was popularised by Dante and Petrarch and refined in Spain and France by DuBellay and Ronsard.[130]
  11. textual
    relating to or based on writing
    Textual sources
    3 Poems
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  12. Lear
    the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters
    He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608, including Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth, considered some of the finest works in the English language.
  13. engrave
    carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
    In 1623, in conjunction with the publication of the First Folio, the Droeshout engraving was published.[69]
  14. baptised
    having undergone the Christian ritual of baptism
    illiam Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616)[a] was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.[1]
  15. playwright
    someone who writes plays
    illiam Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564; died 23 April 1616)[a] was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.[1]
  16. popularise
    cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
    The production of Shakespeare's Sonnets was in some way influenced by the Italian sonnet: it was popularised by Dante and Petrarch and refined in Spain and France by DuBellay and Ronsard.[130]
Created on Wed Jun 09 11:40:57 EDT 2010

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