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Bezig met laden... Brush Up Your Shakespeare! (1990)door Michael Macrone
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A fun book, reminding one of favorite (and barely remembered) lines in Shakespeare. It is a bit disappointing to find out which ones weren't actually original to him, but there are enough of his to be quite uplifting. Some of the quotes the author uses are not actually part of everyday language in any world I live in, so their choice was perhaps odd, but it was sort of fun reading about those lines, too. He also discusses lines that are commonly misquoted, but why he didn't include the line "Lay on, McDuff" as being quoted...or rather, misquoted...a lot is Greek to me. ( ) This is great reference book for those who love Shakespeare and desire brief references for the most famous quotes. While T. S. Eliot and Cole Porter may not have needed it, the book is helpful for those of us who do not read Shakespeare everyday. With quotes from all or almost all of the plays it is helpful as both a reminder of past readings and performances and a suggestion for new exploration of this greatest playwright of the English language. The book is a delight to browse or use as a reverence work. It also helps you avoid the faux Shakespeare that is in the air, those phrases wrongly attributed to Shakespeare which had origins in earlier works. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Most people can quote from the works of William Shakespeare whether they know it or not, but how many people know that it was Othello who first assumed a foregone conclusion, or Mercutio who went off on the first wild-goose chase? Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)822.33Literature English & Old English literatures English drama Elizabethan 1558-1625 Shakespeare, William 1564–1616LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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