A bibliography of proper names in Shakespeare to 2005
with the help of a grant
from the British Academy.
British Library Cataloguing
in Publication data:
Coates, Richard
(b. 1949)
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"I will not say that the meaning of Shakespeare's names .... has no effect at all .... ; but to give it
that degree of prominence is to throw the reins to one's whim, to forget all moderation and
proportion, to lose the balance of one's mind altogether. It is to show in one's criticism,
to the highest excess, the note of provinciality."
"How well doe they deserve that memorie
And leave in bookes for all posterities
The names of worthies ....."
