{"product_id":"how-shakespeare-changed-everything-isbn-9780061965531","title":"How Shakespeare Changed Everything","description":"\u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003ecolumnist Stephen Marche gives an expansive and exciting look at WilliamShakespeare’s pervasive influence on every aspect of modern culture—showing ushow we can find Shakespeare even where we least expect him. In the spirit ofAlain de Botton’s \u003cem\u003eHow Proust Can Change Your Life\u003c\/em\u003e,Marche reveals how Shakespeare’s influence is everywhere—from politics topsychotherapy, broadway to botany, emo teenagers to outrageous baby names, even zoology (didyou know it’s the Bard who is responsible for the starlings terrorizing NewYork City’s Central Park?). Fans of literary trivia and readers of StephenGreenblatt’s \u003cem\u003eWill in the World\u003c\/em\u003e and Bill Bryson’s \u003cem\u003eShakespeare: TheWorld as Stage \u003c\/em\u003ewill be captivated by Marche’s artful reading of how everyday can bring a fresh reading of the Immortal Bard of Avon. | \u003cp\u003eDid you know the name Jessica was first used in \u003cem\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr that Freud's idea of a healthy sex life came from Shakespeake?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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, including these fascinating tidbits: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShakespeare coined over 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\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 writer of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Informed, ebullient and profoundly respectful.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[How Shakespeare Changed Everything] is informative and entertaining.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“How Shakespeare Changed Everything is a joyful little book that is a love note to the greatest writer in the English language: never syrupy or over the top, it’s a pleasure to read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookreporter.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We are lucky that Stephen Marche had his mind blown by Shakespeare; we are luckier still that in making the argument for Shakespeare’s inextinguishable relevance, he has given us a contact high.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTom Junod\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In his highly readable, never ponderous, sometimes funny, often insightful new book, [Stephen Marche] credits the Bard with everything from shaping American history (the rise of Obama, the fall of Lincoln) to the very enjoyable sex you had last night.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWicked Local\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] charming tribute...This highly accessible paean to someone whom Marche describes as “the world’s most powerful writer” serves as yet another reminder of the impact Shakespeare has had on culture worldwide.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“How Shakespeare Changed Everything will provide the details and keep you amused while it does. A teacher who makes the class read the book won’t get much backlash from the sourpuss who calls Shakespeare dull and out-of-date.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An ambitious and entertaining new book...[How Shakespeare Changed Everything] explores the many, often unsuspected ways in which the great playwright shaped just about every facet of contemporary culture.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaria Popova, BrainPickings.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A sprightly, erudite sampling of Shakespeare’s influence on absolutely everything.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“How Shakespeare Changed Everything is fun and informative, with more than its share of ‘Aha!’ moments packed between its diminutive covers. Mr. Marche’s thesis is compelling and probably more true than we ever imagined.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There’s not a drop of boredom in this little book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuntington News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a wonderful book about seeing the world through Shakespeare-tinted glasses. You’ll never look at the food court, Justin Beiber—or, for that matter, the English language—the same way again.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. J. 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