2007, ISBN: 9781847240736

-: Quercus Publishing , 2007. Paperback. Excellent. -. Synopsis:- Despite the richness of Shakespeare`s sexual language (his work includes no fewer than 150 puns for female genitals, an… Mehr…

-: Quercus Publishing , 2007. Paperback. Excellent. -. Synopsis:- Despite the richness of Shakespeare`s sexual language (his work includes no fewer than 150 puns for female genitals, and 180 for male genitalia), scant attention has been paid to it until now. Filthy Shakespeareoffers more than 70 examples of the Bard at his bawdiest, arranged under 23 sexual categories. Each filthy passage is `translated` into modern English and the hidden sexual meanings of the words explained in a glossary. In a lively and rumbustious introduction, author Pauline Kiernan shows how Shakespeare`s predilection for rude punning had its roots in the social and political reality of Elizabethan England, where the brutal facts of life were often described by figures of speech to distance or disguise them, and where the network of government spies meant that covert communication was, for some, a matter of life and death. Filthy Shakespeareis not just the quirkiest, dirtiest and funniest gift book of the year, it also offers fascinating and surprising insights into the richness and complexity of Shakespeare`s world and Shakespeare`s language.-> the publiser of this PAPERBACK book is Quercus Publishing in 2007 it has 303 pages booksalvation have grade it as Excellent and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK, Quercus Publishing, 2007<

ISBN: 9781847240736

Despite the richness of Shakespeare's sexual language (his work includes no fewer than 150 puns for female genitals, and 180 for male genitalia), scant attention has been paid to it until… Mehr…

Despite the richness of Shakespeare's sexual language (his work includes no fewer than 150 puns for female genitals, and 180 for male genitalia), scant attention has been paid to it until now. "Filthy Shakespeare" offers more than 70 examples of the Bard at his bawdiest, arranged under 23 sexual categories. Each filthy passage is 'translated' into modern English and the hidden sexual meanings of the words explained in a glossary. In a lively and rumbustious introduction, author Pauline Kiernan shows how Shakespeare's predilection for rude punning had its roots in the social and political reality of Elizabethan England, where the brutal facts of life were often described by figures of speech to distance or disguise them, and where the network of government spies meant that covert communication was, for some, a matter of life and death. "Filthy Shakespeare" is not just the quirkiest, dirtiest and funniest gift book of the year, it also offers fascinating and surprising insights into the richness and complexity of Shakespeare's world and Shakespeare's language.; History & Criticism, Quercus Publishing Plc<

2007, ISBN: 1847240739

[EAN: 9781847240736], [SC: 0.0], [PU: Quercus], Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jack… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781847240736], [SC: 0.0], [PU: Quercus], Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages., Books<

ISBN: 9781847240736

Quercus. PAPERBACK. 1847240739 . Fine., Quercus