{"product_id":"9781035419784","title":"The Little Book of Shakespeare on Love","description":"Author: OH\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035419784\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Welbeck Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 21 Jan 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo writer, before or since, has matched Shakespeare in terms of influence, critical acclaim or popular success. And the Bard had plenty to say about the subject of love - the word appears more than 2,000 times in his collected works! Packed full of timeless reflections on the subject - from the star-crossed devotions of \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e to the witty rhetoric in \u003ci\u003eMuch Ado About Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e - and complemented by fascinating facts about Shakespeare and his works - this Little Book contains some of the most romantic and profound lines ever written in the English language.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hear my soul speak. Of the very instant that I saw you,\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDid my heart fly at your service.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e     Ferdinand \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e, Act 3, Scene 1\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Did my heart love till now?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForswear it, sight!\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e     Romeo\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eRomeo and \u003c\/i\u003eJuliet, Act 1, Scene 5\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Doubt that the stars are fire,\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDoubt that the sun doth move his aides,\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDoubt truth to be a liar,\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut never doubt I love.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e     Hamlet\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e, Act 2, Scene 2\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo-one has influenced the modern rom-com genre as much as Shakespeare. Perhaps the Bard's most influential romantic comedy is \u003ci\u003eMuch Ado About Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e, the timeless tale of sworn enemies who become lovers. Countless pop-culture pairings owe a debt to the play, from Elizabeth and Mr Darcy in \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice \u003c\/i\u003eto the leads in \u003ci\u003eWhen Harry Met Sally \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSomething's Gotta Give.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShakespeare's best-loved sonnet, \"Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?\", touches on the themes of unattainable love and mortality. The poem is part of Shakespeare's \"Fair Youth\" sequence of sonnets, which many historians believe are actually about a young man.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46454584541342,"sku":"ADS-9781035419784","price":17.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781035419784.jpg?v=1769668198","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781035419784","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}