{"product_id":"how-shakespeare-changed-everything-9780061965548","title":"How Shakespeare Changed Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\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. In 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome fascinating tidbits: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003eShakespeare coined more than 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.Paul Robeson's 1943 performance as Othello on Broadway was a seminal moment in black history.Tolstoy wrote an entire book about Shakespeare's failures as a writer.In 1936, the Nazi Party tried to claim Shakespeare as a Germanic writer.Without 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.The name Jessica was first used in \u003cem\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/em\u003e.Freud's idea of a healthy sex life came directly from the Bard.\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 bard of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061965548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.10h x 4.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Stephen Marche","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43059658850485,"sku":"9780061965548","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_09b49991-27d2-4d28-90d4-4c6e941a3fac.jpg?v=1690296530","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/how-shakespeare-changed-everything-9780061965548","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}