Metz, G. Harold, Four Plays Ascribed to Shakespeare, An Annotated Bibliography: ‘The Reign of King Edward III’, ‘Sir Thomas More’, ‘The History of Cardenio’, and ‘The Two Noble Kinsmen’ (New York: Garland, 1982)
Pollard, Alfred, and others, Shakespeare’s Hand in ‘The Play of Sir Thomas More’: Papers by Alfred W. Pollard, W. W. Greg, E. Maunde Thompson, J. Dover Wilson and R. W. Chambers, with the text of the III May Day Scenes, edited by W. W. Greg (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1923)
Proudfoot, Richard, ‘The Reign of King Edward the Third (1596) and Shakespeare’, in British Academy Shakespeare Lectures 1980―89, introduced by E. A. J. Honigmann (Oxford: Oxford University Press for The British Academy, 1993)
Timon of Athens
Butler, Francelia, The Strange Critical Fortunes of Shakespeare’s ‘Timon of Athens’ (Ames IA: Iowa State University Press, 1966)
Nuttall, A. D., Timon of Athens, Harvester Critical Introductions to Shakespeare (Hemel Hempstead: Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989)
Soellner, Rolf, ‘Timon of Athens’: Shakespeare’s Pessimistic Tragedy, with a Stage History by Gary J. Williams (Columbus OH: Ohio State University Press, 1979)
Afterlife
Bate, Jonathan, The Genius of Shakespeare (London: Picador, 1997)
Cohn, Ruby, Modern Shakespeare Offshoots (Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press, 1976)
Dobson, Michael, The Making of the National Poet: Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Authorship 1660―1769 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1992)
Gager, Valerie L., Shakespeare and Dickens: The Dynamics of Influence (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996)
Gross, John (ed.), After Shakespeare: An Anthology (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002)
Hartnoll, Phyllis (ed.), Shakespeare in Music (London: Macmillan, 1964)
Holderness, Graham (ed.), The Shakespeare Myth (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1988)
Merchant, Moelwyn W., Shakespeare and the Artist (London: Oxford University Press, 1959)
Schmidgall, Gary, Shakespeare and Opera (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990)
Shutte, William M., Joyce and Shakespeare: A Study in the Meaning of ‘Ulysses’ (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1957)
Taylor, Gary, Reinventing Shakespeare: A Cultural History from the Restoration to the Present (London: Hogarth, 1989)
Wells, Stanley, Shakespeare: For All Time (London: Macmillan, 2002)
A SELECT GLOSSARY
a, (as pronoun) familiar, unstressed form of ‘he’
abate, to shorten, take from, deprive, except, blunt
abatement, reduction, depreciation
abhor, disgust, protest against
abide, await the issue of, pay the penalty for
able, to vouch for
abode, delay, stay; to foretell
about, irregularly, indirectly; be on the move
abram, auburn
abridgement, reduction, pastime
abroad, away, apart, on foot, current, at large, outside
abrogate, abstain from
abruption, breaking off
absolute, complete, certain, positive, beyond doubt
Absyrtus, see MEDEA
abuse, wrong, ill-usage, deception; to deceive, dishonour
aby, pay the penalty for
accident, occurrence, event, incident
accite, summon, induce
accommodate, equip, adapt itself to
accommodation, comfort, entertainment
accomplish, equip, obtain
accountant, accountable
accoutred, dressed, equipped
acerb, bitter
Acheron, river of the underworld
achieve, make an end, finish; win, obtain
Achilles’ spear, a mythical spear: rust scraped from it cured a wound that it had inflicted
acknow, acknowledge
acknown, be acknown, confess knowledge
aconitum, poison
acquit, atone for, repay, release
Actaeon. Diana turned him into a stag because he saw her bathing; he was torn to pieces by his dogs
acture, action
adamant, impenetrably hard stone; magnet
addition mark of distinction, title
admiration, wonder, astonishment, marvel
admire, wonder, marvel
admittance, fashion, reception
adoptious christendoms, fond nicknames
advantage, opportunity, interest on money; to profit
adventure, chance, hazard, to risk
advertise, inform
advertisement, information, advice
advice, consideration, forethought
advised, cautious, aware, carefully considered
Aeneas, a Trojan prince who carried his father, Anchises, from the blazing city. Dido, Queen of Carthage, received him and his son, Ascanius. She fell in love with him, but he left Carthage at the gods’ command, and Dido committed suicide.
Aeolus, god of the winds
Aesculapius, god of medicine
affect, affection, tendency, disposition; love, like, imitate
affected, disposed, in love
affection, passion, desire, disposition, affectation
affeer, confirm
affiance, confidence
affined, related, obliged
affront, meet, confront
affy, trust, betroth
aflaunt, with a swagger
alter, according to, at the rate of
against, in expectation of, in preparation for the time when, in time for
Agenor, father of EUROPA
aglet-baby, tag in shape of a tiny figure
agnize, confess, acknowledge
aim, target, guess
Ajax, a strong, dim-witted Greek hero; mad with anger at not being given the arms of the dead Achilles he slaughtered a flock of sheep as if they were human enemies and killed himself
alarum, call to arms, assault
Alcides, HERCULES
alder-liefest, dearest of all
Alecto, one of the furies; her head was wreathed with serpents
allay, relief; to qualify
All-hallond eve, Halloween, the eve of All Saints’ Day
Allhallowmas, All Saints’ Day (I November)
All-hallown summer, fine weather in late autumn
allowance, admission of a claim, reputation
alter, exchange
Althaea. Her son, Meleager, was fated to live until a brand of fire burned away. After he killed her brothers she burned it.
amerce, punish with a fine
ames ace, two aces, lowest possible throw at dice
amort, spiritless, dejected
an, if, though, whether, as if
anatomize, dissect, lay bare
anatomy, skeleton
Anchises, see AENEAS
anchor, hermit
angel, gold coin
Anna, sister of Dido of Carthage (see AENEAS)
anon, soon, ‘coming’
Anthropophagi, cannibals
antic, grotesque pageant, clown; fantastic
antre, cave
ape, to lead apes in hell, an old maid’s function
Apollo, god of the sun, music and poetry. Daphne, escaping from his pursuit, was changed to a laurel.
appaid, contented, satisfied
apparently, openly
appeach, inform against
appeal, accusation; to accuse
apple-john, apple eaten when shrivelled
appliance, service, remedy, treatment
appointment, equipment, instruction
apprehensive, lively, quick-witted
approof, proof, trial, approval
appropriate, make specially
approve, prove, show to be true, confirm, put to the proof, test, convict
apt, willing, impressionable
Aquilon, north wind
Arabian bird, phoenix
argosy, large merchant ship
argue, prove, show
argument, proof, subject of debate, subject matter, summary
Ariadne, deserted by her lover, Theseus
Arion, a singer carried ashore by a dolphin
arm, reach, take in one’s arms
arm-jaunced, jolted by armour
armipotent, powerful in arms
aroint thee, be gone
arras, wall-tapestry
articulate, arrange terms, specify
artificial, made by art, skilled, skilful
artist, scholar, doctor
Ascanius, see AENEAS
asnico, ass
aspect, look, glance, position and influence of a planet, sight
aspersion, sprinkling
assay, trial, attempt
assubjugate, debase
assurance, pledge, deed of conveyance, guarantee
assure, betroth, convey property
Astraca, goddess of justice
Atalanta, maiden huntress who killed the suitors she outraced
Ate, goddess of mischief and destruction
atomy, atom, mote
atone, reconcile, unite, agree
atonement, reconciliation
Atropos, one of the three fates; her duty was to cut the thread of life
attach, arrest, seize
attachment, arrest, stop
attaint, conviction, infection; infect, convict of treason, disgrace
attribute, reputation, credit
attribution, praise
aught, anything
aunt, old woman, bawd, girl friend
austringer, falconer
avoid, get rid of, get out of
awkward, oblique, not straightforward
back friend, pretended friend
back-sword, sword with only one cutting edge
baffle, disgrace
bait, set dogs on, worry, persecute, entice with bait, feed, feast
balk, let slip, quibble, heap
ballow, cudgel
ban, to curse
Banbury cheese, proverbially thin
bandog, fierce chained dog
banquet, dessert, light meal of fruit and sweetmeats
barge, large ornamental vessel used on state occasions
barque, ship
bases, skirt-like garment worn by a knight
Basilisco-like, like Basilisco, a braggart knight in the play Soliman and Perseda
basilisk, fabulous reptile whose look was fatal, large cannon
basta, enough!
bastard, sweet Spanish wine
baste, beat
bastinado, beating
bate, trouble; beat wings ready for flight, blunt, reduce, grow less, deduct
bateless, not to be blunted
bat-fowling, catching birds at night
batlet, bat used in washing clothes
bauble, jester’s stick
bavin, brush-wood
bawd, procurer (male or female)
beadle, parish officer with power to punish
beadsman, one who prays for another
bearherd, bear-keeper
bearing cloth, christening garment
beaver, visor, helmet
bedlam, lunatic hospital, lunatic
beetle, heavy hammer-like tool; overhang
beldam, grandmother, hag
bell-wether, castrated ram with a bell round its neck
be-mete, measure
bemoiled, covered with mud
Bench, King’s Bench (a high court)
bench, raise to authority, sit as judge
bench-hole, privy
bend, look, glance; to turn, incline, direct, strain, submit
bent, inclination, direction, tension, force, range, aim
berayed, defiled
bergamask, a rustic dance
besonian, beggar, scoundrel
besort, suitable company; to suit
beteem, pour over, grant
bewray, reveal
bias, in bowls, weight which makes a bowl swerve; natural bent, inclination, compelling influence
bigamy, marriage with widow(er)
biggin, nightcap
bilbo, finely-tempered sword
bilboes, shackles
bill, halberd, pike, note, catalogue, label
birdbolt, blunt-headed arrow for shooting birds
bisson, partly blind, blinding
blank, blank page or charter, white mark in centre of target, aim, range; to make pale
blazon, coat of arms, description, proclamation; to proclaim, praise
blood-baltered, stained with clots of blood
blow, swell, blossom, (of flies) deposit eggs (on), defile
blowse, chubby girl
bluecap, Scotsman
blunt, make light of
board, to address, make advances to, mount sexually
bob, taunt, mock, cheat, get by trickery, pummel
bodkin, dagger, hair-pin or ornament
boll’n, swollen
bolt, broad-headed arrow, shackle; to sieve, fetter
bolter, sieve
bolting-hutch, sifting-bin
bombard, leather jug or bottle
bombast, cotton-wool padding for clothes, bombastic
bona-roba, well dressed prostitute
bone-ache, syphilis
boot, booty, profit, advantage, help, use, avail, addition; to be of use, profit, present in addition
Boreas, north wind
borrow, receive, assume, counterfeit
bosky, wooded
botchy, ulcerous
bots, disease of horses caused by worms
bottom, ship, valley, bobbin; to wind on a bobbin
bounce, bang
boy, rogue
brabble, brawl
brace, suit of armour, readiness
brach, hound, bitch
braid, deceitful; to reproach
branched, patterned as with branches
brave, finely dressed, splendid, excellent; bravado or threat; to adorn, challenge, defy, swagger, taunt
bravery, bravado, finery, splendour, ostentation, defiance
brawl, French dance; quarrel
break-neck, ruinous course of action
breast, voice, stomach
breathe, speak, exercise, rest
breathed, exercised, valiant, inspired
breese, gadfly
brewis, bread soaked in broth
Briareus, hundred-handed giant
brief, letter, summary
broke, bargain
broken, (of music) in parts, scored for different instruments
broker, agent, go-between, pawnbroker
Brownist, member of a Puritan sect founded by Robert Browne
bruised, crushed, battered
bruit, rumour, report; to announce
bubuncle, facial eruption
buck, washing, dirty clothes for washing
buckler, shield
Bucklersbury, street of apothecaries’ and druggists’ shops off Cheapside
budget, wallet, bag
buff, strong leather used for coats of bailiffs and legal officers
bug, bogey, terror
bugle, bead, hunting-horn
bulk, body, stall in front of a shop
bully, friend, fine fellow
bumbaste, thrash the backside
bung, pickpocket
burgonet, helmet
burn, infect with venereal disease
buss, kiss
cabin, den
cabinet, dwelling
cacodemon, evil spirit
caddis, woollen tape
cade, barrel
caduceus, Mercury’s magic wand entwined by two serpents
caitiff, wretch, miserable person
caliver, light musket
callet, whore
Cambyses, hero of a bombastic tragedy
can, to know, be skilled in
canary, lively dance, light sweet wine
cantle, segment
capable, able to receive, feel, or understand
capacity, understanding
cap-à-pie, from head to foot
capitulate, specify terms
captious, capacious
carbonado, meat scored across for cooking
carcanet, necklace
card, playing card, compass card; mix, debase
carl, carlot, peasant
carnation, flesh-colour
carrack, galleon
carriage, ability to bear
carve, cut, shape, invite with look and gesture
case, vagina
cast, throw of dice, tinge, founding; to throw, vomit; reckon, add
casual, accidental, subject to accident
cataplasm, poultice
catastrophe, outcome, end, rear
cater, purchaser of household supplies
caterpillar, extortioner, parasite
cates, food, delicacies
catling, catgut string
cautel, trick, deceit
cautelous, deceitful
censure, judgement, blame; judge, estimate
centre, centre of the earth or the universe
Cerberus, three-headed dog of the underworld
cerecloth, cerements, winding-sheet
ceremonious, punctilious about ritual
Ceres, goddess of agriculture
certain, fixed
cess, death; out of all cess, beyond all measure
challenge, claim, accuse
chamber-lye, urine
chamblet, light fabric
champaign, open country
changeling, waverer
chape, sheath
chapman, merchant, customer
chaps, jaws
character, writing, hand-writing; to write
charactery, writing
charneco, Portuguese wine
Charon, ferryman of the underworld
chaudron, entrails
cheapen, bargain, bid for
cheater, officer appointed to look after property forfeited to the king
check, rebuke
cheerly, cheerfully
cherry-pit, game of throwing cherry stones into a little hole
cheverel, kid leather, pliant and easily stretched
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