Botanical Shakespeare : an illustrated compendium of all the flowers, fruits, herbs, trees, seeds, and grasses cited by the world's greatest playwright / written and edited by Gerit Quealy ; conceived and illustrated by Sumié Hasegawa-Collins ; with a foreword by Helen Mirren.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, NY : Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: 207 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780062469892
- 0062469894
- PR2892 .Q43 2017
- PR3041 .Q44 2017
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Foreword /by Helen Mirren -- The botanicals: plant portraits, alphabetically and quotes -- Botanicals defined: syllabic sketches.
A captivating, beautifully illustrated, one-of-a-kind color compendium of the flowers, fruits, herbs, trees, seeds, and grasses cited in the works of the world's greatest playwright, William Shakespeare, accompanied by their companion quotes from all of his plays and poems. With a foreword by Dame Helen Mirren--the first foreword she has ever contributed. In this striking compilation, Shakespeare historian Gerit Quealy and respected Japanese artist Sumié 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 color 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. --Publisher