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Commonplace Book: Coriolanus and the mob

November 8, 2022November 6, 2022 driftlessareareview

“With every minute you change a mind,
And call him noble that was now your hate,
Him vile that was your garland.” Continue reading Commonplace Book: Coriolanus and the mob

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Commonplace Book: Patriotism and War Crimes in Shakespeare’s Henry V

May 25, 2020May 24, 2020 driftlessareareview

“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.” Continue reading Commonplace Book: Patriotism and War Crimes in Shakespeare’s Henry V

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Commonplace Book: Literary Wives and Mistresses

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 driftlessareareview

Guiseppi Lampedusa perspective on “Measure for Measure” by Shakespeare. Continue reading Commonplace Book: Literary Wives and Mistresses

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Commonplace Book: The Art of Seduction and the Joy of Cooking from Titus Andronicus

February 3, 2014 driftlessareareview

William Shakespeare’s version of eat, pray, and love … or in this case: lust, prey, and cannibalism. Continue reading Commonplace Book: The Art of Seduction and the Joy of Cooking from Titus Andronicus

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The Letter Killers Club, by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovksy

November 24, 2011November 24, 2011 driftlessareareview

New York Review Books publishes a forgotten classic of genre mashups and social satire. Continue reading The Letter Killers Club, by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovksy

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