- Paperback: 323 pages
- Publisher: Crown Publications; 1 edition (Sep 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0517885395
- ISBN-13: 978-0517885390
- Product Dimensions: 13.1 x 1.8 x 20.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,252,487 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The sharpest stings ever to snap from the tip of an English-speaking tongue are here at hand, ready to be directed at the knaves, villains, and coxcombs of the reader's choice. Culled from 38 plays, here are the best 5,000 examples of Shakespeare's glorious invective, arranged by play, in order of appearance, with helpful act and line numbers for easy reference, along with an index of topical scorn appropriate to particular characters and occasions. Line art.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Why use your own insults when Shakepeare's are so colorful?
6 Jan 2001
Format:Paperback
Based on the premise that "people NEED insults," Hill and Ottchen here offer a catalogue of every insult the immortal bard ever published. It must have been a tedious collection process, but the work was well worth it; as anyone even the slightest bit familiar with Shakespeare would expect, here in this isolated form his insults reveal themselves as powerful, picturesque, and scathing. The language and the diversity of emotion and expression will not fail to impress you.
My one quibble with the collection is that is seems rudderless in its organization. If we are intended to use the language as our own, why does most of the book consist of a list of insults organized by PLAY (which is hard to use, and a bit tedious to read unless you are treating the book as a concordance for the play itself) rather than by type of insult or applicability? (The final section offers this, but it is VERY short). In terms of content and concept, though, this book makes for a great addition to a classroom, resource collection, letter-writing desktop, or to the Shakeseare-lover's coffee table -- a good gift for the scholar or bibliophile.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Marvelous! Tickle your brain and upgrade conversation
6 May 1999
Format:Paperback
Not a book to be read from cover to cover, but used as a reference. Categories (lawyers, doctors, fools, etc.) of phrases and lines from the "Compleat Works" which are mildly to outrageously insulting. The editor stretches the word insult a bit, since at least some of the epithets included might be affectionately used. Without good actors to say them amusingly, these lines might not seem as hilarious or insulting as they are, but for those trying to educate about Shakespeare or wishing to show off a bit, this book is wonderful.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Excellent!
1 Dec 2005
Format:Paperback
This is a fabulous little book that every high school English teacher should have in their arsenal. When the jock in the back row groans when you ask him to read aloud from Hamlet, call him a burly-boned clown. When the popular kid in the front row claims to have forgotten to read the assigned pages from Macbeth, call him Triton of the minnows. Okay, maybe don't, but using it to help you find the curses and insults within the texts, and therefore to help you point them out to your students, will definitely make Shakespeare more fun for them.
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