Shakespeare: The Bard's Guide To Abuses And Affronts

Shakespeare, William

ISBN 10: 0762411031 / ISBN 13: 9780762411030

Published by Running Press, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shakespeare: The Bard's Guide To Abuses And Affronts
• Publisher: Running Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762411031
• ISBN 13: 9780762411030
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1772183192.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 47150755
• Signed: 2/27/2026 9:06:32 AM
• Seller catalogs:
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  • 9780762411030
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Synopsis

Presenting a most civilized way to silence boors, deflect rudeness, and chide churlish lovers: Our mini book of insults culled from the dramatic works of English literature's most gifted wordsmith. Shakespeare's enduring putdowns include "Thou art a very ragged Wart" (Henry IV), "Thy kiss is as comfortless as frozen water to a starved snake" (Troilus and Cressida), and "In civility thou seem'st so empty" (As You Like It). Why resort to vulgarity when a high-brow literary epithet does the job so well?