A Shakespearean Botanical by Margaret Willes (English) Hardcover Book

Description: A Shakespearean Botanical by Margaret Willes Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Taking fifty quotations centring on flowers, herbs, fruit and vegetables, this book marries the beauty of Shakespeares lines with charming contemporary renderings of the plants he described so vividly. Publisher Description When Falstaff calls upon the sky to rain potatoes in The Merry Wives of Windsor, he is highlighting the late sixteenth-century belief that the exotic vegetable, recently introduced to England from the Americas, was an aphrodisiac. In Romeo and Juliet, Lady Capulet calls for quinces to make pies for the marriage feast of her daughter. This fruit was traditionally connected with weddings and fertility, as echoed by John Gerard in his herbal where he also explained that eating quinces would bring forth wise children, and of good understanding.Taking fifty quotations centring on flowers, herbs, fruit and vegetables, Margaret Willes gives these botanical references their social context to provide an intriguing and original focus on daily life in Tudor and Jacobean England, looking in particular at medicine, cookery, gardening and folklore traditions. Exquisitely illustrated with unique hand-painted engravings from the Bodleian Librarys copy of John Gerards herbal of 1597, this book marries the beauty of Shakespeares lines with charming contemporary renderings of the plants he described so vividly.We closed Willess book imagining the Bard tending an allotment in Stratford-upon-Avon, with marigolds - opening to adorn the day (The Rape of Lucrece), closing with the sun (The Winters Tale) - nodding violets, and thoughtful pansies. A Shakespearean Botanical would make a better Christmas gift...than deadly nightshade. - Times Literary Supplement Author Biography Margaret Willes is a former publisher and author of several books including, Pick of the Bunch: The Story of Twelve Treasured Flowers, Bodleian Library Publishing (2009) and The Making of the English Gardener: Plants, Books and Inspiration 15601660, Yale University Press (2011). Details ISBN 1851244379 ISBN-13 9781851244379 Title A Shakespearean Botanical Author Margaret Willes Format Hardcover Year 2015 Pages 208 Publisher Bodleian Library GE_Item_ID:95436273; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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