Overview
Barry Edelstein gathers together the timeless Shakespearean wit and wisdom that's right for the big moments in life-and some of the not-so-big moments as well - and presents it in accessible and entertaining terms. Selections are grouped by occasion and presented with lively and succinct background material. For public speakers or letter writers hoping to enhance their remarks with some choice Shakespearean gem, ""Shakespeare for All Occasions"" provides nuts and bolts tips on pronunciation, delivery, and emphasis, and offers suggestions and examples that illustrate ways in which musings from the Bard can be woven into a simple and elegant speech, missive, or meditation. This 'how-to' material makes ""Shakespeare for All Occasions"" stand out from the small number of other Shakespeare quotation books on the market. Those titles list selected lines of Shakespeare and stop there. Only this one offers the reader the practical tools necessary to use the quotes it suggests.
Full Product Details
Author: Barry Edelstein
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: Collins
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 18.10cm
Weight: 0.363kg
ISBN: 9780061493515
ISBN 10: 0061493511
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 07 April 2009
Audience:
General/trade
,
General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
Bardisms is smart, accessible, and fun and could only have been crafted by someone as passionate and knowledgeable as Barry Edelstein. It is the perfect book to help people put Shaksepeare, not up on some shelf, but in their everyday lives. -- George C. Wolfe, writer/director/producer
Barry Edelstein s passion for the Bard and sheer knowledge of his works is inspiring. Bardisms is an eloquent and enlightening book that allows everyone to feel like an expert on Shakespeare. --America Ferrera
No Google search can discover all of what s in this book, which is a cornucopia of the Bard s wit and wisdom. Barry Edelstein s book is pure pleasure, a reference book for every occasion, a substitute for a game of charades, and a teaching guide for life. --Ken Auletta, author and New Yorker writer
Author Information
Barry Edelstein is a theater director noted for his productions of the plays of William Shakespeare. In addition to staging many contemporary and classical plays, he has directed over half of the Bard's works at theatres around New York City and the U.S. including As You Like It, starring Gwyneth Paltrow; Julius Caesar starring Jeffrey Wright for New York's ""Shakespeare in the Park."" He has taught Shakespeare at the Juilliard School, the Graduate Acting Program at NYU, the Public Theater's Shakespeare Lab, and in lectures and master classes around the U.S. and abroad.
