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Filthy Shakespeare: Shakespeare's Most Outrageous Sexual Puns
Filthy Shakespeare Shakespeare's Most Outrageous Sexual Puns
Author: Pauline Kiernan
Celebrating the Bard in all his bawdy glory, a hilarious and insightful look into the down-and-dirty sexual puns lurking in Shakespeare's body of work — London's Elizabethan theaters were located in the seedy part of town, close to whorehouses but never far from Puritanical scorn. In that climate, Shakespeare became a master of the double ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781592403271
ISBN-10: 1592403271
Publication Date: 10/4/2007
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Gotham
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Shakespeare is filthy--like, group of teenage boys filthy. And the girls are just as bad. I ordered this book for my boyfriend, who had studied Shakespeare (and was aware of the nature of these puns) but I couldn't resist reading it myself first! There are many splendid examples of interpreted passages--I only wish there were more. Enjoyable read!


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