{"product_id":"9780061965548","title":"How Shakespeare Changed Everything","description":"By: Stephen Marche     \u003chr\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":"US - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":47334585696483,"sku":"DTRHCUS-9780061965548","price":118.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9780061965548.jpg?v=1760666344","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh\/products\/9780061965548","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}