Über Shakespeare

Während heute die Badewanne eingelaufen ist, habe ich das "böse Mädchen" zu Ende gelesen. Es hat mir sehr gut gefallen, aber es hätte gut um 100 Seiten kürzer sein können. Und obwohl ich das Ende etwas konstruiert fand, werde ich sicher noch mehr Bücher des diesjährigen Literaturnobelpreisträgers Llosa lesen. Allerdings wird "The Bad Girl" auch immer das Buch sein, das ich gelesen habe als unser Basti eingeschläfert werden mußte.

Heute beginne ich mit diesem Buch:

Geoff SPITERI
Shakespeare Matters

A little knowledge ist a dangerous thing

Product Description: If the mere mention of Shakespeare fills you with dread, evoking memories of arduous afternoons spent in stuffy classrooms with eccentric English teachers, it is time to reconsider. Let Portico's second title in the "...Matters" series rekindle your interest in the great bard, demonstrating that far from being three-hour marathons of unintelligible boring rubbish, Shakespeare's plays are in fact exciting, tragic, funny and often downright rude - full of memorable plots, great insults, filthy jokes and eccentric characters."Shakespeare Matters" lets you know the essentials, as well as providing you with a wealth of facts and trivia to amuse, impress and entertain (at school, in a seminar or down the pub). Succinct, pithy entries cover everything from Shakespeare's greatest villains to his most cutting insult (hint: it involves your mum). As a playwright, he is truly a global figure - his work has been translated into more than 70 of the world's languages, including Latin, ancient Greek and even Klingon. Did you know, however, that Shakespeare's influence even extends into the outer reaches of our solar system? 24 of Uranus' 27 moons are named after Shakespeare characters.The hundreds of entries range from the truly enlightening to the utterly obscure in this comprehensive guide that will re-introduce you to the fascinating world of Shakespeare's work. This is a handy guide to Shakespeare's most famous characters, lines, motifs and plots. It is an ideal gift for readers, theatre-goers or students of literature. It is full of facts, figures and trivia to amuse, impress and entertain. It offers a great shortcut to understanding what Shakespeare is all about.