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Maguire seems to have enjoyed writing Shakespeare's Names and it is correspondingly enjoyable to read. Tom Rutter Notes and Queries ...a crucial text not only for those interested in Shakespearian drama but for anyone interetsed in language more generally... Edel Lamb MLR Her detailed account of performances...are hugely illuminating. This is a book as much for theatre lovers as for linguists. And anyone who tries to be both will be delighted that she has written it. David Crystal, Around the Globe [a] stimulating book... criticism of such distinction Alastair Fowler, Times Literary Supplement engaging, learned, and far-reaching... Shakespeares Names is, to borrow a phrase from Loves Labours Lost, a great feast of language (5.1.36-7), both in its graceful writing and its endearing subject. David Bevington, Modern Philology the book's tone and level of discussion will appeal to a wide variety of readers...it evinces... the antiquary's delighted love for his or her material, a form of delight that this book communicates with intelligence and generosity. Philip Schwyzer, Times Higher Education [A] witty and learned study Stratford-upon-Avon Herald

stimulating book Alastair Fowler, TLS [a] stimulating book... criticism of such distinction Alastair Fowler, Times Literary Supplement engaging, learned, and far-reaching... Shakespeares Names is, to borrow a phrase from Loves Labours Lost, a great feast of language (5.1.36-7), both in its graceful writing and its endearing subject. David Bevington, Modern Philology the book's tone and level of discussion will appeal to a wide variety of readers...it evinces... the antiquary's delighted love for his or her material, a form of delight that this book communicates with intelligence and generosity. Philip Schwyzer, Times Higher Education [A] witty and learned study Stratford-upon-Avon Herald

Maguire seems to have enjoyed writing Shakespeare's Names and it is correspondingly enjoyable to read. Tom Rutter Notes and Queries ...a crucial text not only for those interested in Shakespearian drama but for anyone interetsed in language more generally... Edel Lamb MLR Her detailed account of performances...are hugely illuminating. This is a book as much for theatre lovers as for linguists. And anyone who tries to be both will be delighted that she has written it. David Crystal, Around the Globe [a] stimulating book... criticism of such distinction Alastair Fowler, Times Literary Supplement engaging, learned, and far-reaching... Shakespeares Names is, to borrow a phrase from Loves Labours Lost, a great feast of language (5.1.36-7), both in its graceful writing and its endearing subject. David Bevington, Modern Philology the book's tone and level of discussion will appeal to a wide variety of readers...it evinces... the antiquary's delighted love for his or her material, a form of delight that this book communicates with intelligence and generosity. Philip Schwyzer, Times Higher Education [A] witty and learned study Stratford-upon-Avon Herald a reader-friendly delight to academics, students and Shakespeare nuts alike. Annie Martirosyan, Huffington Post

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Laurie Maguire was educated in Scotland and studied at the University of London and at the Shakespeare Institute. She lectured in Canada for 12 years before taking up a position as Tutorial Fellow at Oxford in 1999. Her publications include several books on Shakespeare and numerous articles on Renaissance drama, textual problems, performance, and women's studies. She has lectured widely across the United States.

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