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Shakespeare is without doubt the most quoted writer in English. His plays and poems comprise an inexhaustible source of memorable and often profound thoughts beautifully and concisely expressed. This remarkably affordable volume presents over 400 quotations conveniently arranged by topic: love, marriage, conduct and morality, truth, beauty, time, death, music, and more.
Included are such timeless observations as: "All that glitters is not gold," "Brevity is the soul of wit," "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is/ To have a thankless child"; "While you live, tell truth and shame the devil!"; "The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream," and many more. Romantic thoughts receive a particularly rich treatment; extensive selections on the subject of love include quotes from the plays ("The course of true love never did run smooth"; "Speak low if you speak love") and sonnets ("For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth brings,/ That then I scorn to change my state with kings"). Each quote bears a complete citation.
Ideal for writers, speakers, students of literature, and any lover of Shakespeare's works, this inexpensive treasury lends itself admirably to a virtually endless number of uses, from casual browsing to designing personal greeting cards.

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For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings william shakespeare quote

Written by England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "the Bard") - William Shakespeare

Among the most studied, most read, and most admired works in world literature, the tragedies of Shakespeare.

With over 500 offerings from the most quoted writer in the English language, this modestly priced volume provides a luxurious assortment of memorable and profound thoughts

Conveniently arranged by topic, the source of each quote is fully identified for subjects ranging from love and marriage to truth, beauty, death, music, and more.

Included are such timeless observations as: "All that glitters is not gold," "Brevity is the soul of wit," "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is/ To have a thankless child"; "While you live, tell truth and shame the devil!"; "The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream," and many more.

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"He was not of an age, but for all time," declared Ben Jonson of his contemporary William Shakespeare (1564–1616). Jonson's praise is especially prescient, since at the turn of the 17th century Shakespeare was but one of many popular London playwrights and none of his dramas were printed in his lifetime. The reason so many of his works survive is because two of his actor friends, with the assistance of Jonson, assembled and published the First Folio edition of 1623.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0486404358
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications (June 10, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780486404356
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0486404356
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.59 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.25 x 8.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #237,657 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #83 in Shakespeare Literary Criticism
- #149 in Quotation Reference Books
- #290 in Shakespeare Dramas & Plays

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William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.

Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptised on 26 April 1564. Thought to have been educated at the local grammar school, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he went on to have three children, at the age of eighteen, before moving to London to work in the theatre. Two erotic poems, Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece were published in 1593 and 1594 and records of his plays begin to appear in 1594 for Richard III and the three parts of Henry VI. Shakespeare's tragic period lasted from around 1600 to 1608, during which period he wrote plays including Hamlet and Othello. The first editions of the sonnets were published in 1609 but evidence suggests that Shakespeare had been writing them for years for a private readership.

Shakespeare spent the last five years of his life in Stratford, by now a wealthy man. He died on 23 April 1616 and was buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. The first collected edition of his works was published in 1623.

(The portrait details: The Chandos portrait, artist and authenticity unconfirmed. NPG1, © National Portrait Gallery, London)

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William Shakespeare's Quotations
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William Shakespeare is the best writer and his quotations es excelent for me.

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Recently I have bought several books of quotations by some of the best minds of all time. Dover editions has several, for example Mark Twain, and Oscar Wilde among others.

This particular one has the advantage of being inexpensive, and does contain many great quotations I don't recall reading before, I feel I must mention two of my favorites for you to consider.

My favorite by far, and I think unbeatable is Shakespeare's Wordcraft (Softcover), which breaks down Shakespeare's quotations down into patterns, and shows he crafted many of these quotes, and how you too can craft quotations of similar brilliance.

It does not use fancy jargon or explanations. Mostly, it shows patterns such as reverberations, reversals, repetitions, and then list quotes, and as you read you can discern what is happening, it's really eye opening.

Another one, the Kindle version William Shakespeare Complete Works Ultimate Collection: 213 Plays, Poems, Sonnets, Poetry including the 16 rare, hard-to-get Apocryphal Plays PLUS Annotations, Commentaries of Works, Full Biography, on Kindle. For a ridiculously modest price you have Shakespeare's complete works. If you don't already have Kindle, you can download a Kindle app for your computer here on Amazon, and experience it that way. With that you have a complete Shakespeare database so if you want to look up an obscure quote like; green eyed monster, time out of joint, or beetle oer the base, you can find every reference even if the words are not side by side. If you wish to look up a common structure like neither..nor, it will show you every place where both these words appeared. This search feature beats most quote sites.

The advantage of this book is that it presents quotations without you having to look for the unknown jewel. I read many good quotations I do not recall reading before. If it was a longer book, it's about 64, and included some of the soliloquys more completely I would probably give it five stars. I realise though that a soliloquy goes slightly beyond the usual scope of a quotation, so maybe it's unrealistic on my part to impose this expectation.

Like all quote books it distils the essence from all his works, saving you the time of diving through all his plays to find the particular pearls, showing you a selection of some of the very best quotes by the master wordsmith of all time.

It's well worth it for how little you pay, and how much you can get out of it.

I think you will enjoy it, and I hope you found this review helpful.

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As expected
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As expected.

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H.E. Edwards
Not a disappointment for me
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I feel eerily uncomfortable reviewing an icon as a writer myself. The book's contents are superbly written and extremely extraordinary to all whom adore Shakespeare. I dare not speak against anything ever written by this man but I can say as a writer on Amazon, I only hope to be half as great as he.

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Having difficulty finding famous sayings we still use today. Found a few. Thought there were a lot more.

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DaniSh
A great and tiny treat!
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2014
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I'm a big Shakespeare lover, and I own two complete different volumes of his works.
But this is just a treat for myself as for my friends who sometimes get curious and take it off of my coffee table..
It's small, really cheap (it cannot get any cheaper without becoming literally for free), and it shows some of Shakespeare's most recognizable and memorable quotes. Although, there are no annotations or explanations but who needs them - this is all about the quotes. Very understandable even for a beginner Shakespearian..
I also love the order of the quotes - according to the character and subject rather than by chronological works order.

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P. Alther
Not exhaustive, but still a pleasure
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2013
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This is by far not an exhaustive book of Shakespearean quotations, and probably one of the shortest. Quotes are organized by categories such as on love, on death, etc. It is only about 57 pages total, so as one can imagine it is not exactly brimming with quotations. That being said, the quotes in this book are all excellent. While this may not be great for referencing any quote you may imagine, it is good to have as an introduction to them, or just as a quick read for some incite and wisdom from one of the greatest play-writes of the English language. The price is also good, I should add. I believe, upon purchase, I payed about $2.30 USD for the Kindle edition.

As a summary, I recommend purchasing this. As I wrote previously, this book does not have many quotes (what do you expect, it's barely over 50 pages), so this would not be for the die-hard follower of Shakespeare, but it's nice to have for a beginner or someone looking for a nice introduction.

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A wonderful resource for authors and students
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As an author who oftentimes uses epigraphs in modern stories, these Dover Thrift books make verifying and authenticating quotes simple, in record time. Even without rereading the old, familiar tales, they're well worth the money. For everyone else, it's useful whenever you want to demonstrate how unfamiliar anyone else is when they misquote famous Shakespearean lines. Plus, who doesn't appreciate a decent sonnet during dark times?

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Interesting
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Very Good book, Very Interesting, Really Good Book, Interesting, Very Good book, Really Interesting book, very good book really interesting

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Mike Worldman
Still relevant
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The bard's understanding of the human condition is amazing and these quotations are as relevant today as they were in his time.

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excellent quotations for use in many places.

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