Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year

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the cover gave me romantic aspirations of waking up each day ready to better acquaint myself with the bard, maybe while having morning tea and listening to violin in the background. Every passage is accompanied by an enlightening note to teach you its significance and help you better appreciate the timelessness and poetry of Shakespeare’s words . Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, muses on the transience of joy in terms of the fleeting seasons, as he prepares for his wife’s departure – she has been banished for engaging in witchcraft in an attempt to put her husband on the throne. Ovvio che mi sarei innamorata di una raccolta di estratti di un autore che già amo in tutto per tutto, e ora, con maggior conoscenze, la mia ammirazione è solo cresciuta. Got this solely because I picked it up at Barnes and Noble on the way home from being in As You Like It and saw that the quote for my birthday was not only a Jaques quote but my absolute favorite Jaques quote to deliver and I think part of my soul ascended to another plane.

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Along with the reading, she provides further informative text about the writing and the significance for each day. She has compiled several volumes of poetry anthologies, including iF: A Treasury of Poems for Almost Every Possibility, The Love Book, A Poem for Every Night of the Year and A Poem for Every Day of the Year. Make Shakespeare a part of your daily routine with Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year a yearlong collection of passages from Shakespeare's greatest works. History buffs, Shakespeare fans, and individuals who enjoy learning something every day will simply love Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year by Allie Esiri. Each page of this unique collection contains an extract, which might be a famous poem, quote or scene, matched to the date.This book is perfect because not only do you get your fill in small snippets but you also learn something about each day of the year as it pertains to Shakespeare. The format really allows Shakespeare to be a lot more digestible to people who aren't the biggest readers of Shakespeare a bit like myself. This is one that I realized halfway through the year was not going to be a good review, but was deep enough in where I finished it anyways. This service is only available for UK mainland addresses - excluding Scottish Highlands and some AB, PA and PH postcodes. What distinguishes [ Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year] are its fascinating, scholarly prefaces.

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Wisdom, wit and wonder and the full richness of the English language to chime with the seasons and enjoy throughout the year. We loved Esiri's Poem for Every Day of the Year and Poem for Every Night of the Year, and we're huge Shakespeare fans, so we were all excited for Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year.A fun, beautifully put together collection that's a worthy addition to any Shakespeare fan, longtime or new. Thanks to Penguin Books and Edelweiss+ for a copy in exchange for a copy in exchange for my honest review.

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There are also passages to mark important days in the Shakespeare calendar, both from his own life and from his plays: You’ll read a pivotal speech from Julius Caesar on the Ides of March and celebrate Valentine’s day with a sonnet. Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year does precisely what it says on the tin; three hundred and sixty five extracts from Shakespeare for every day of the year.The picture doesn’t do justice to just how beautiful the hardback cover is – shiny and enticing like her other books, it’s impossible to resist picking up. Heavy/larger items and furniture will be despatched separately and will not arrive with other purchases. With Allie Esiri's entertaining and insightful thoughts on each entry, this book will fill your year with wonder, laughter, wisdom and wit. Ik vond de informatie die rondom het gekozen stukje tekst stond interessanter dan het schrijfwerk van Shakespeare zelf, juist omdat dit telkens kleine stukjes waren zonder al te veel context van de rest van zijn tekst.

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Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year is perfect for reading or sharing and brings you Shakespeare’s best-known and best-loved classics alongside lesser known extracts. This book gives you a speech or passage for every day of the year, with notes and fascinating facts.This could potentially introduce a new reader to a play they haven't heard of though, which is always exciting! Esiri, also behind the iF Poetry app, The Love Book app, and several anthologies including A Poem for Every Day of the Year, and A Poem for Every Night of the Year, again applies her deft skill in making poetry both accessible and exciting; there are sonnets, extracts from his 37 plays and sections of longer poems. Confesso che non tutti i brani mi sono piaciuti e, in alcuni casi, ho trovato la scelta dell’estratto strana. The use of different actors to portray the different parts and the fact that they use actors ranging from actors that are just starting out like Jade Anouka to more well known actors such as Helen McCrory, Damien Lewis and Simon Russell Beale. In the spirit of this newly-renewed enthusiasm we’re loving Allie Esiri’s latest book, Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year.