Penelope Freedman: 1 book
Power and Passion in Shakespeare's Pronouns
Interrogating 'you' and 'thou'
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
In revealing patterns of you/thou use in Shakespeare's plays, this study highlights striking and significant shifts from one to the other. Penelope Freedman demonstrates that understanding of the implications of you/thou use in early modern English has been bedevilled by overconcern with issues of...
