From the classics of ancient Greece to the best of modern American theater, this guide provides a plot synopsis, stage history, cast listing, analysis, and critical opinions for each of 750 outstanding plays

The Crown Guide to the World's Great Plays From Ancient Greece to Modern Times

Shipley, Joseph Twadell

Crown

There are no direct records of the original Indo-European speech. By comparing the vocabularies of its various descendants, however, it is possible to reconstruct the basic Indo-European roots with considerable confidence. In The Origins of English Words, Shipley catalogues these proposed roots and follows the often devious, always fascinating, process by which some of their offshoots have grown. Anecdotal, eclectic, and always enthusiastic, The Origins of English Words is a diverting expedition beyond linguistics into literature, history, folklore, anthropology, philosophy, and science.

The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots

History

Johns Hopkins University Press

A survey of the origins of language and the development of English celebrates the vitality, variety, and versatility of the English language

In Praise of English: The Growth and Use of Language

Reference

Times Books

Words, Language & Grammar

Random House, Inc.

Dictionary of World Literary Terms, Forms, Technique, Criticism

Writer

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