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How Shakespeare Changed Everything

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**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.** Some 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 bard of all time.

Book Author

Stephen Marche

Format

Ebooks

ISBN-13

9780062079381

Language

English

Pages

236

Publication Date

05-10-2011

Publisher

HarperCollins

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