Shakespeare's Insults: Educating Your Wit
by Wayne F. Hill
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Author: Wayne F. HillContributor: Cynthia J. Ottchen
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1995-10-03
ISBN: 0517885395
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
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- ISBN13: 9780517885390
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Book Review: Most useful volume of ancilliary literature ever written
Summary: 5 Stars
LitCrit doesn't generally impress me much; I'm not sure why I should subsidize people who feel this is in the benefit of society. I don't normally have much time for folks who meticulously catalog things out of fiction; i.e. exhaustive lists of names of people in "The Iliad", the studies of Tolkien's constructed languages, the trivia of Harry Potter, etc. "Shakespeare's Insults" however...
With insults cataloged by play and application, this book serves several ends. Should a child or subordinate fail to exercise proper and suitable speech, you can point out that "more of your conversation would infect my brain", and as a corrective training, have them copy out a few pages of insult and profanity superior to the run of the mill in twenty-first century United States. This book clearly illustrates that Shakespeare is livelier than most high school teachers will allow it to be in their class rooms. And it provides a repository of useful words and phrases for those moments and individuals in life that the 'F' word simply falls short of.
I enjoyed this book and have gotten great use out of it.
E. M. Van Court
Summary of Shakespeare's Insults: Educating Your Wit
The sharpest stings ever to snap from the tip of an English-speaking tongue are here at hand, ready to be directed at the knaves, villains, and coxcombs of the reader's choice. Culled from 38 plays, here are the best 5,000 examples of Shakespeare's glorious invective, arranged by play, in order of appearance, with helpful act and line numbers for easy reference, along with an index of topical scorn appropriate to particular characters and occasions. Line art.General Books
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