Shakespeare's Plant Poems

Botanical Shakespeare

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●20 years of immersive research, over 30 professional contributors, and millions of words of background checks!
●From A to Z, discover over 170 (almost all) plants scattered throughout Shakespeare's works.
●From New York to London, visiting theaters, museums, libraries, and wild open spaces... helping Shakespearean scholars unravel mysteries that have puzzled them for centuries – what exactly was the "peony" in The Tempest? What poison did Hamlet's father drink? What fruit was the "medlar" mentioned by Romeo and his friends? Does "apple" have another meaning? If he hadn't become a playwright, he would have been an impressive botanist.
●Atlanta Shakespeare Company, Shakespearean stage performers, Oscar winners Helen Mirren, Glenda Jackson, Judi Dench, Angela Lansbury, and Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough, jointly recommended.
“This elegant book beautifully combines my love of Shakespeare and gardening. If you look closely, every plant is fascinating.” – Helen Mirren (Shakespearean stage performer, Oscar winner)
“Your book is a visual and literary feast. I’ve placed it on the table beside my living room chair, admiring it again and again… You have made an incredible contribution, and this book is destined to be cherished by many for a long time. I thank you.” – David McCullough (Pulitzer Prize winner)
●Those lost secrets are miraculously returning; only plants can reveal Shakespeare's mysteries.
内容简介
~~~Welcome to Shakespeare's "Literary Garden"~~~
Poetic Illustrations/Plant Compendium/20 Years of Immersion/Unlocking Shakespeare
●"And this our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything."
In Shakespeare's writings, nature bursts forth and climbs through Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Sonnets... Seemingly decorative, plants often drive the plot: Juliet takes belladonna for a feigned death; Romeo dies from wolfsbane due to his love; Oberon drips love-in-idleness juice into Titania's eyes, waiting for her to wake and fall in love with the first person she sees; a handkerchief embroidered with strawberries leads to Desdemona being falsely accused of infidelity – strawberries represent both purity and innocence, as well as sensuality and jealousy; when yew appears, it foreshadows poisoning...
As Victor Hugo said: In Shakespeare's works, birds sing, bushes sprout leaves, hearts resonate and connect; clouds wander, the weather is hot and cold, morning bells and evening drums, dawn to dusk, forests whisper, and people converse closely.
●The authors of this book, Gerit Quealy and the illustrator Sumie Hasegawa-Collins, spent 20 years researching Shakespeare's works. With rigorous textual research and elegant illustrations, they have gathered and compiled over 170 (almost all) plants scattered throughout Shakespeare's works, providing credible explanations for countless speculations.

2022-01-01

春潮 / 中信出版集团

CITIC Spring Tide

208

9787521724646