What are you reading?
It’s time for some show and tell. I’m curious to hopefully find some new reading material…So who’s reading some good books right now? Currently I’m working on a very interesting … Continue Reading ⇒
Books
Review: The Essential Shakespeare Handbook
by Leslie Dunton-Downer and Alan Riding When DK named their Shakespeare Guide Essential Shakespeare Handbook, they weren’t kidding: it’s definitely a handbook. It’s also about Shakespeare, and I think it’s … Continue Reading ⇒
WOTD: Russet
Breaking away from words that look like you know them, here’s something different. russet (adj.) IPA Pronunciation: a yellow or reddish light brown HORATIO …But look, the morn, in russet … Continue Reading ⇒
What does it all mean?
(To the casual reader of Shakespeare: this might not apply to you directly, but remember that to enjoy these works you have to know what they mean too. And when … Continue Reading ⇒
WOTD: Dewlap
Here’s a fun word. There’s nothing like odd names for body parts that you don’t really care about. dewlap (n.) IPA Pronunciation: /`d(j)ulæp/ folds of loose skin around the neck … Continue Reading ⇒
A Shakespeare Christmas
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! I hope you all are conviving with your friends, family, and/or loved ones. Now that you all have gift certificates and some cash on hand, it’s a good … Continue Reading ⇒
A-Store
In the links section I added something that say “Bard Blog Recommends…” which will take you to a mini store that has a bunch of recommended items related to Shakespeare. … Continue Reading ⇒
WOTD: Union
This is one of this words that will make sense when used in context. But by itself it’s one of those words that make you think “WTF mate?” It is … Continue Reading ⇒
See, read, listen, enjoy!
You can read all the books about Shakespeare you’d like, take tons of classes, but on top of all that the way to be an expert on the Bard is … Continue Reading ⇒
WOTD: Ate
No, not the past tense of “eat”. That would be a silly thing to write about. Not that food doesn’t deserve to be written about, but I think you all … Continue Reading ⇒