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Overview
The San Francisco Chronicle called this entertaining and informative guide to the Bard's most famous and quotable expressions "delightful...a gem." From "salad days" to "strange bedfellows," the remarkable legacy of William Shakespeare lives on in our everyday vocabulary. Each entry includes the original meaning of the word or expression, the play or poem in which it appears, which character spoke it, and how it is used today. Cross-referenced for easy use; black-and-white line drawings by Tom Lulevitch.
Editorials
Elias Stimac
[A]n excellent and enthralling primer.—Backstage
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From famous phrases to uncommon words, there are hundreds of entries to discover and remember and quote. To make sure reader has an understanding of usage, the original text and a short commentary are also given which make the context clear. This is a reference book like no other -- informative and entertaining.Book Details
Published
March 1, 2005
Publisher
Gramercy,US
Pages
235
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780517189351