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Language and languages in literature

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Caterpillars, Sponges, Horseleeches, in Shakespeare and in Holinshed, 1944

 File — Box 04: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124726], Folder: 01
Identifier: MSS020:01.74
Scope and Contents

The materials include an article that discusses the terms caterpillar, sponge, and horseleech used in Shakespeare's plays, what they mean, and how they may have come from Holinshed's Chronicles.

Dates: 1944

Language in Shakespeare's time, 1906-1926

 File — Box 04: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124726], Folder: 12
Identifier: MSS020:01.85
Scope and Contents

The various documents concern the language in Shakespeare's time. Including how language affected the people in the Elizabethan era and how we interpret that language today. The articles also note the efforts of puritans to refine Shakespeare's language.

Dates: 1906-1926

New Light on 17th Century Pronunciation, 1944

 File — Box 04: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124726], Folder: 19
Identifier: MSS020:01.92
Scope and Contents

The article discusses Elizabethan pronunciation based on the English School of Lutenist Song Writers.

Dates: 1944

Shakespeare and Formal Logic

 File — Box 04: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124726], Folder: 16
Identifier: MSS020:01.89
Scope and Contents

The materials include a document that discusses the subject of logic and how it relates to literature. It also talks about the way ideas of logic are represented in Shakespeare shows.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1850-1947

Shakespeare's Iterative Imagery, 1931

 File — Box 04: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124726], Folder: 05
Identifier: MSS020:01.78
Scope and Contents

The article discusses iterative imagery and how Shakespeare uses it throughout his many plays, both as an undersong and a touchstone.

Dates: 1931

Stage Mad-Folk In Shakespeare's Day, 1916

 File — Box 04: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124726], Folder: 23
Identifier: MSS020:01.96
Scope and Contents

The document discusses the vulgarity of modern playwrights and how they destroy morals through their work and how the insanity of their characters are expressed.

Dates: 1916

Various documents on King Lear, 1933-1947

 File — Box 04: Series MSS020:01 [Barcode: 35138008124726], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS020:01.86
Scope and Contents

The various documents discuss aspects of Shakespeare's play "King Lear." Including the different themes found within the text, as well as in the characters. The articles also note the play's influence on other authors and poets.

Dates: 1933-1947