Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
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Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Quotations from the works of Shakespeare on a variety of topics.
Shakespeare's Book of Insults, Insights and Infinite Jests
Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Quotations from the works of Shakespeare on a variety of topics.
Shakespeare's Insults
Author: Nathalie Vienne-GuerrinPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1474252680
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Why are certain words used as insults in Shakespeare's world and what do these words do and say? Shakespeare's plays abound with insults which are more often merely cited than thoroughly studied, quotation prevailing over exploration. The purpose of this richly detailed dictionary is to go beyond the surface of these words and to analyse why and how words become insults in Shakespeare's world. It's an invaluable resource and reference guide for anyone grappling with the complexities and rewards of Shakespeare's inventive use of language in the realm of insult and verbal sparring.
Words as Swords: Verbal Violence as a Construction of Authority in Renaissance and Contemporary English Drama
Author: Senlen SilaPublisher: ibidem-Verlag / ibidem Press
ISBN: 3838259823
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Verbal violence, as a sophisticated means of persuasion and manipulation, is as effective on the stage as physical violence. Since the destructive effects of verbal violence are less recognized and long-term, it is a vital instrument for constructing power and authority. Sıla Şenlen tackles this subject in Renaissance and contemporary English drama. In Renaissance tragedies composed in blank-verse such as Marlowe’s Tamburlaine, Part I, and Shakespeare’s Richard III, political power is identified and matched with a powerful rhetorical style. Almost all of the battles in such plays are fought verbally rather than physically on the stage. In these verbal duels or battles, competent speakers such as Tamburlaine and Richard III exploit the frontiers of deception, manipulate, abuse and destroy their opponents with low verbal competence through verbal violence. Thus, a parallel is drawn between rhetorical skills and military power, and between ‘word’ and ‘sword’. In contemporary English plays, the violence of daily language not only contributes to the creation of a realistic spectacle, but also –and more importantly– to the process of replacing free critical thinking by automatically preconceived patterns of thought and speech. Institutions and related discourses function to set up norms or standards against which people are defined, categorized, judged and punished. In Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, Harold Pinter’s The Birthday Party and Anthony Neilson’s The Censor, verbal violence in the form of daily language is not only deployed to construct authority, dominate and ‘standardize’ subjects, but also to deconstruct and defy authority.
Swashbuckling
Author: Richard J. LanePublisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 0879100915
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
(Limelight). The ultimate guide to stage fighting technique and basic swordplay, this book covers everything an actor must do to give a dynamic and convincing performance as a stage combatant. "[This book] is more than a manual... A necessity! Richard Lane's concepts are vital...'Why' and 'When' are explained and make 'How' easier to understand and execute...Read this, pay heed and you will avoid sin and suffering...I raise my sword on high and salute you, Richard. Well done!" Oscar F. Kolombatovich, former Fencing Master, Metropolitan Opera, New York, and Executive Secretary, Historical Fencing Society
Subject Guide to Books in Print
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 3310
Book Description
William F. Buckley Jr
Author: William F. MeehanPublisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
This volume, a complete bibliography of Buckley's written work from 1951 through 2000, is a fitting tribute to his fifty years as a public intellectual. Editor William F. Meehan III's research divides Buckley's work into eleven categories and provides keywords for each of the five thousand-plus entries. A thorough index makes this a user-friendly bibliography. And an introduction by prominent historian and author George H. Nash evaluates the significance of Buckley's astonishing portfolio.".
Uniform Trade List Annual
Author: How Shakespeare Changed Everything
Author: Stephen MarchePublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062079387
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Did you know the name Jessica was first used in The Merchant of Venice? Or that Freud's idea of a healthy sex life came from Shakespeake? 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 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. 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. 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.
Books in Print Supplement
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1832
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