{"product_id":"9780061965548","title":"How Shakespeare Changed Everything","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMarche, Stephen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/7\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNearly four hundred years after his death, Shakespeare permeates our everyday lives: from the words we speak to the teenage heartthrobs we worship to the political rhetoric spewed by the twenty-four-hour news cycle. In the pages of this wickedly clever little book, \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e columnist Stephen Marche uncovers the hidden influence of Shakespeare in our culture.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome fascinating tidbits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShakespeare coined more than 1,700 words, including \u003cem\u003ehobnob\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eglow\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003elackluster\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003edawn\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul Robeson's 1943 performance as Othello on Broadway was a seminal moment in black history.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTolstoy wrote an entire book about Shakespeare's failures as a writer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn 1936, the Nazi Party tried to claim Shakespeare as a Germanic writer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWithout Shakespeare, the book titles \u003cem\u003eInfinite Jest\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Sound and the Fury\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e wouldn't exist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe name Jessica was first used in \u003cem\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreud's idea of a healthy sex life came directly from the Bard.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Marche has cherry-picked the sweetest and most savory historical footnotes from Shakespeare's work and life to create this unique celebration of the greatest bard of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43368219410687,"sku":"9780061965548","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780061965548_s600x595.jpg?v=1779896709","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780061965548","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}