{"product_id":"the-little-book-of-shakespeare-orange-hippo-9781035419784","title":"The Little Book of Shakespeare on Love","description":"No 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. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\"Hear my soul speak. Of the very instant that I saw you, Did my heart fly at your service.\" \u003cb\u003e Ferdinand \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e, Act 3, Scene 1 \"Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night.\" \u003cb\u003e Romeo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eRomeo and \u003c\/i\u003eJuliet, Act 1, Scene 5 \"Doubt that the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move his aides, Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love.\" \u003cb\u003e Hamlet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e, Act 2, Scene 2 \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\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 Shakespeare'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. \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Orange Hippo!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1035419785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781035419784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.50h x 4.60w x 0.80d","brand":"Orange Hippo!","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46250733240575,"sku":"9781035419784","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3eaea721-9e6c-4839-979f-6d591d1b7ad7.jpg?v=1729601233","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-little-book-of-shakespeare-orange-hippo-9781035419784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}