Brush Up Your Shakespeare!

Several hundred of the Bard's most-quoted lines and phrases from tragedies, comedies and histories are presented alongside Macrone's (English, U.C., Berkeley) background notes, observations and anecdotes. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Michael Macrone

Reference

Harpercollins

Both an entertaining handbook to classical mythology and a revealing catalog of divinely inspired word origins. Recounts great stories in a fresh way that offers concise synopses while exploring the odd twists these tales have taken during the ages. By the author of Brush up your Shakespeare and It's Greek to me . Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

By Jove!: Brush Up Your Mythology

Religion & Spirituality

The author of Brush Up Your Shakespeare! It's Greek to Me! and By Jove! reveals the many touchstone phrases and words from the Bible that are part of everyday speech, including book, song, and play titles.

Brush Up Your Bible!, 1st Edition

Tom Lulevitch

Translating elusive concepts from philosophy, psychology, science, politics, history, and economics, the author of Brush Up Your Shakespeare! offers down-to-earth explanations for more accessible reading. National ad/promo.

Eureka!: What Archimedes Really Meant and 80 Other Key Ideas Explained

Business & Money

Education & Reference

A Lively Compendium of Shakespeare's Wisest and Wittiest Words
From the doomed Othello, who first assumed a "foregone conclusion," to the impetuous Mercutio, who went off on the first "wild-goose chase," here are several hundred of the most famous lines and newly minted words from Shakespeare's canon. Each phrase is presented with background notes, explnations, and literary anecdotes that set it in its original context. With a new filmography of the finest Shakespeare movies, Brush Up Your Shakeapeare! is an accessible and entertaining guide for Bard aficionados and amateurs alike.
Did You Know?
<ul>
<li>The gargantuan Sir Falstaff was the first unwelcome guest to eat his hostess "out of house and home" </li>
<li>Juliet thought that parting from her Young Romeo was "such sweet sorrow" </li>
<li>Macbeth believed himself to be "a sorry sight" </li>
<li>It was Rosalind who desired "too much of a good thing" </li>
<li> Lady Macbeth realized that "what's done is done"</li>
</ul>

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

HarperPB

This third book in the successful Brush Up series is a fun and informative review of classical mythology.

By Jove! Brush Up Your Mythology

History & Criticism

A treasure trove of information about words and phrases that originated in Greek and Roman texts.

It's Greek to Me

Words, Language & Grammar

Harper Paperbacks

The bestselling author of Brush Up Your Shakespeare offers a fun and educational guide to the many obscure and unusual terms that writers often use, including "chaos theory, " "deconstruction, " "collective unconscious, " and "tabula rasa." Annotated reading lists and a supplementary list of "Pretty Good Thoughts" are also included. 40 illustrations.

Perennial

A Lively Compendium of Shakespeare's Wisest and Wittiest Words
From the doomed Othello, who first assumed a "foregone conclusion," to the impetuous Mercutio, who went off on the first "wild-goose chase," here are several hundred of the most famous lines and newly minted words from Shakespeare's canon. Each phrase is presented with background notes, explanations, and literary anecdotes that set it in its original context. With a new filmography of the finest Shakespeare movies, Brush Up Your Shakeapeare! is an accessible and entertaining guide for Bard aficionados and amateurs alike.
Did You Know?
<ul>
<li>The gargantuan Sir Falstaff was the first unwelcome guest to eat his hostess "out of house and home" </li>
<li>Juliet thought that parting from her Young Romeo was "such sweet sorrow" </li>
<li>Macbeth believed himself to be "a sorry sight" </li>
<li>It was Rosalind who desired "too much of a good thing" </li>
<li> Lady Macbeth realized that "what's done is done"</li>
</ul>

Brush Up Your Shakespeare!: An Infectious Tour Through the Most Famous and Quotable Words and Phrases from the Bard

Brush Up Your Shakespeare! (Michael Macrone)

Ebury Press

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Brush Up Your Shakespeare!

By Jove!: Brush Up Your Mythology

Brush Up Your Bible!, 1st Edition

Eureka!: What Archimedes Really Meant and 80 Other Key Ideas Explained

Brush Up Your Shakespeare!

By Jove! Brush Up Your Mythology

It's Greek to Me

Eureka!: What Archimedes Really Meant and 80 Other Key Ideas Explained

Brush Up Your Shakespeare!: An Infectious Tour Through the Most Famous and Quotable Words and Phrases from the Bard

Brush Up Your Shakespeare! (Michael Macrone)