Tag Archives: Shakespeare
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Murders, Measuers, and MSG
Leave a commentMarch 31, 2020 by libroshombre
Shakespeare wrote in “Titus Andronicus” that “Sorrow concealèd, like an oven stopped,/ Doth burn the heart to cinders where it …
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Glisterning Glitter, Typos, and the Comma Queen
Leave a commentDecember 11, 2019 by libroshombre
American author E.A. Bucchieneri spoke for all writers when she stated, “typos keep you humble.” Thirty-six years of my weekly …
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Old Books, Old Librarians, and Literary Iceland
Leave a commentDecember 29, 2015 by libroshombre
There’s much to commend about old books, beginning with the observation of Victorian critic John Ruskin, “All books are divisible …
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Frustration, Anxiety, and Guff
Leave a commentOctober 19, 2015 by libroshombre
“I was an accomplice in my own frustration,” the English playwright and screenwriter Peter Shaffer once wrote, and to some …
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Aging Brains, de Montaigne, and Exquisite Pain
Leave a commentJune 22, 2015 by libroshombre
Some things do improve with age. In a psmag.com report by Nathan Collins last March, titled “Intellectual Abilities Don’t All …
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Shakespeare’s Tongue, Dog Listeners, and Gregarious Cockroaches
Leave a commentFebruary 17, 2015 by libroshombre
David Crystal’s book, “Think on My Words: Exploring Shakespeare’s Language,” has been on my reading table lately. The section on …
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Grammar Nazis, Word Power, and Shakespeare’s Library
Leave a commentMay 8, 2014 by libroshombre
Truly, I’m no grammar nazi. I’ve known real ones – some of my best friends are grammatical storm troopers – …
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Hifalutin Dogberries and Abstract Nouns.
Leave a commentApril 24, 2014 by libroshombre
There’s a lot to be said for reading The Economist. Besides in-depth, authoritative reporting, its writers and editors employ richer …
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