Shakespeare’s Bawdy, A Literary and Psychological Essay
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Partridge, Eric. Shakespeare’s Bawdy, A Literary and Psychological Essay and a Comprehensive Glossary. Revised Edition. 1955. Book and dust jacket are both in very good minus condition. Bookplate of John E. Graham.
Great works of literature make frequent appearances on banned book lists. Shakespeare has mostly been spared, not because he is undeserving, but because moralists are generally too strident to get Shakespeare. This book, which includes a comprehensive glossary, catalogues the many carnal references found in Othello, Hamlet, King Lear, etc. explaining what was intended with words like pole-axe, holy-thistle, and bed-presser.
Great works of literature make frequent appearances on banned book lists. Shakespeare has mostly been spared, not because he is undeserving, but because moralists are generally too strident to get Shakespeare. This book, which includes a comprehensive glossary, catalogues the many carnal references found in Othello, Hamlet, King Lear, etc. explaining what was intended with words like pole-axe, holy-thistle, and bed-presser.
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