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How Shakespeare Changed Everything

By Stephen Marche

How Shakespeare Changed Everything book

How Shakespeare Changed Everything

By Stephen Marche

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Shakespeare is everywhere Nearly four hundred years after his death, Shakespeare permeates our everyday lives: from the words we speak to the teenage heartthrobs we worship to the political rhetoric spewed by the twenty-four-hour news cycle. In the pages of this wickedly clever little book, Esquire columnist Stephen Marche uncovers the hidden influence of Shakespeare in our culture, including these fascinating tidbits: - Shakespeare coined more than 1,700 words, including hobnob, glow, lackluster, and dawn. - Paul Robeson's 1943 performance as Othello on Broadway was a seminal moment in black history. - Tolstoy wrote an entire book about Shakespeare's failures as a writer. - In 1936, the Nazi Party tried to claim Shakespeare as a Germanic writer. - Without Shakespeare, the book titles Infinite Jest, The Sound and the Fury, and Brave New World wouldn't exist. - The name Jessica was first used in The Merchant of Venice. - Freud's idea of a healthy sex life came directly from the Bard. Stephen Marche has cherry-picked the sweetest and most savory historical footnotes from Shakespeare's work and life to create this unique celebration of the greatest writer of all time.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
224
Release Date:
2012-08-07
Publication Date:
2012-08-07
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0061965545
ISBN13:
9780061965548
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
164 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
188 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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