This classic work fully explains the whole range of sexual, scatological language and allusion in Shakespeare's works. Consisting of an alphabetical glossary with cross-references, this book helps the modern reader to make sense of the bawdy.

A classic survey of structuralist literary criticism combined with a discussion about how English and American criticism might benefit from its lessons.

Colloquial Cambodian is easy to use and completely accomplishable. Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Cambodian.

Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, this book equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Levantine Arabic in a broad range of situations.

A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish is a comprehensive, cohesive and clear guide to the forms and structures of Spanish as it is written and spoken today in Spain and Latin-America. It includes clear descriptions of all the main grammatical phenomena of Spanish, and their use, illustrated by numerous examples of contemporary Spanish, both Peninsular and Latin-American, formal and informal. Fully revised and updated, the sixth edition is even more relevant to students and teachers of Spa...

Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Albanian. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to written and spoken French. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Colloquial Persian: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed to provide a step-by-step course to Persian as it is written and spoken today.