How Shakespeare Changed Everything
Autor Stephen Marcheen Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 aug 2012
Shakespeare is all around us. Nearly four centuries after his death, his literary influence can be felt everywhere in modern society, from nightclubs and suburban mall food courts to voting booths and New York's Central Park. In How Shakespeare Changed Everything, Esquire columnist Stephen Marche explores the many ways in which the work of this literary giant permeates everyday life.
Shakespeare's influence on history was both profound and pervasive: days before his death, Lincoln read "Macbeth" aloud, the play in which Shakespeare is believed to have introduced the word "assassination;" during World War II, his work was referenced by Churchill, Hitler and Stalin; and he is credited with having coined somewhere around 1700 words, including "fashionable," "auspicious," and even the name "Jessica." Packed with fun and fascinating tidbits, How Shakespeare Changed Everything reveals how the world as it is today it would not exist without the Bard of Avon. Stephen Marche is a novelist who also writes for newspapers and magazines. He currently writes a monthly column for Esquire magazine about culture. Ten years ago, he chose Shakespeare as the subject of his doctoral dissertation because he believed he would never be bored. He was correct. The best gig he ever had was as a professor of Renaissance drama at the City College of New York, which he quit in 2007 to write full time.--Bookreporter.comPreț: 100.34 lei
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ISBN-13: 9780061965548
ISBN-10: 0061965545
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 127 x 184 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperPerennial
ISBN-10: 0061965545
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: black & white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 127 x 184 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.16 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperPerennial
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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,Esquirecolumnist Stephen Marche uncovers the hidden influence of Shakespeare in our culture, including these fascinating tidbits:
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,Esquirecolumnist Stephen Marche uncovers the hidden influence of Shakespeare in our culture, including these fascinating tidbits:
- Shakespeare coined more than 1,700 words, includinghobnob,glow,lackluster, anddawn.
- 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 titlesInfinite Jest,The Sound and the Fury, andBrave New Worldwouldn't exist.
- The name Jessica was first used inThe Merchant of Venice.
- Freud's idea of a healthy sex life came directly from the Bard.
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Uncovers the hidden influence of Shakespeare in our culture, including these tidbits: Shakespeare coined over 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; and, more.