A Shakespeare Phonology (Classic Reprint): With a Rime-Index to the Poems, as a Pronouncing Vocabulary: With a Rime-Index to the Poems, as a Pronouncing Vocabulary (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore Shakespeare’s sound world with a guided pronunciation study and a detailed rhyme-index. This volume offers a focused look at how Shakespeare’s published works were spoken, backed by a rime-index to the poems as a pronouncing vocabulary. It situates its findings in relation to earlier phonetic work and aims to be accessible to a broader audience.

The book frames its method around original editions and phonetic authorities, helping readers understand vowel and consonant values as they appeared in Elizabethan usage. It combines scholarly apparatus with practical guidance on recognizing rhymes and sound patterns, making the texture of Shakespeare’s verse clearer to modern readers.

- Learn how vowels and consonants are analyzed across poems, with practical examples.
- See how rhymes are identified and indexed to aid pronunciation and study.
- Discover the structure of the rime-index and how to use it alongside the accompanying vocabulary.
- Understand the book’s scope, limitations, and how it fits with other phonetic research of the era.

Ideal for students of linguistics, Shakespeare scholars, actors, and readers curious about historical pronunciation and verse music.

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