Shakespeare and London: A Dictionary is a topographical reference book
of all the London locations, allusions and colloquial terms mentioned in
Shakespeare's complete works. For many years critics have argued that
Shakespeare did not engage with the city in which he lived, however
London's topography and life is present in all his work, in its
language, its locations and its characters. This dictionary offers a
concise and fascinating insight into the city's impact on the
Shakespearean imagination and provides readers with a wide-ranging guide
to early modern London, its contemporary meanings and the ways in which
Shakespeare employs these throughout the canon.