Botanical Shakespeare : an illustrated compendium of all the flowers, fruits, herbs, trees, seeds, and grasses cited by the world's greatest playwright

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Label

Botanical Shakespeare : an illustrated compendium of all the flowers, fruits, herbs, trees, seeds, and grasses cited by the world's greatest playwright

Title remainder

an illustrated compendium of all the flowers, fruits, herbs, trees, seeds, and grasses cited by the world's greatest playwright

Statement of responsibility

written and edited by Gerit Quealy ; conceived and illustrated by Sumie Hasegawa-Collins ; with a foreword by Helen Mirren

Creator

• Quealy, Gerit

Contributor

• Mirren, Helen

Author

• Quealy, Gerit

Editor

• Quealy, Gerit

Subject

• Illustrated works
• Plants -- Quotations, maxims, etc
• Plants in literature
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Quotations
• Botanical illustration
• Flowers -- Quotations, maxims, etc

Genre

• Quotations, maxims, etc
• Quotations
• Illustrated works

Language

eng

Summary

In this striking compilation, Shakespeare historian Gerit Quealy and respected Japanese artist Sumie Hasegawa combine their knowledge and skill in this first and only book that examines every plant that appears in the works of Shakespeare. Botanical Shakespeare opens with a brief look at the Bard's relationship to the plants mentioned in his works -- a diversity that illuminates his knowledge of the science of botany, as well as the colloquy, revealing his unmatched skill for creating metaphorical connections and interweaving substantive philosophy. At the heart of the book are "portraits" of the over 170 flowers, fruits, grains, grasses, trees, herbs, seeds and vegetables that Shakespeare mentions in his plays and poems. Botanical Shakespeare features a gorgeous colour illustration of each, giving a "face" to the name, alongside the specific text in which it appears and the character(s) who utter the lines in which it is mentioned

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Target audience

adult

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