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9. “In thine own person answer thy abuse”
The use of thy vs. thine
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Ulrich Busse
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Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface and acknowledgements xi
- Abbreviations xiii
- 1. General introduction 1
- 2. Previous research on the use of personal pronouns in Early Modern English with special reference to Shakespeare’s plays 15
- 3. Thou and you 37
- 4. The distribution of thou and you and their variants in verse and prose 63
- 5. “A woman’s face with Nature’s own hand painted / Hast thou, the master mistress of my passion” 83
- 6. “You beastly knave, know you no reverence?” 99
- 7. “Prithee no more” vs. “Pray you, chuck, come hither” 187
- 8. The role of grammar in the selection of thou or you 213
- 9. “In thine own person answer thy abuse” 223
- 10. “Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about ye” 249
- 11. Summary and conclusion 283
- Appendix 293
- Notes 297
- References 311
- Name index 333
- Subject index 337
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface and acknowledgements xi
- Abbreviations xiii
- 1. General introduction 1
- 2. Previous research on the use of personal pronouns in Early Modern English with special reference to Shakespeare’s plays 15
- 3. Thou and you 37
- 4. The distribution of thou and you and their variants in verse and prose 63
- 5. “A woman’s face with Nature’s own hand painted / Hast thou, the master mistress of my passion” 83
- 6. “You beastly knave, know you no reverence?” 99
- 7. “Prithee no more” vs. “Pray you, chuck, come hither” 187
- 8. The role of grammar in the selection of thou or you 213
- 9. “In thine own person answer thy abuse” 223
- 10. “Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about ye” 249
- 11. Summary and conclusion 283
- Appendix 293
- Notes 297
- References 311
- Name index 333
- Subject index 337
