The Bard and the Bible
The Bard and the Bible (A Shakespeare Devotional) pairs 365 short passages from each of the two greatest works of English literature ever created, which were compiled in the same period and in the same city. It offers a year of daily readings based on verses from the King James Version of the Bible and lines from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. The poetry of the Bard and the power of God's Word will enrich your understanding and appreciation of both, provide new ways to encounter and respond to God, and yield both intellectual stimulation and spiritual inspiration.
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Author Archives: writerhoss
Podcast: With Vilest Worms to Dwell
It is time for another episode on The Bard and the Bible Podcast. This week’s upbeat installment, “With Vilest Worms to Dwell,” is now live (you can also easily subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, to ensure that you never miss an episode in the future). … Continue reading
Reviewsday: Otto M. Budig Theater, Cincinnati OH
My loving wife and family (the local ones, anyway) accompanied me yesterday to Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, the vibrant Washington Park (above), and the grand opening of the Otto M. Budig Theater, the brand new home of the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company.
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Tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Arts Wave, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company, Macbeth, Over-the-Rhine, Reviews, Theater
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A Noble Insult
It’s Monday again, and that means it is once more time for a good insult from Shakespeare. This week’s insult is spoken by the tribune Marullus at the very beginning of Julius Caesar, to a couple plebeians who are celebrating … Continue reading
Podcast: Go to the Ant
This week’s episode on The Bard and the Bible Podcast features the fool’s soliloquy from King Lear (“We’ll set thee to school to an ant”) with Proverbs 6:6-11 in the King James Version of the Bible.
My Top Five Shakespeare Quotes
A guest post by Elisabeth Bridges When I received the invitation to participate in this series, I got a bit excited. And by “a bit excited,” I mean shaking-and-letting-out-muffled-shrieks-while-spinning-around-in-my-desk-chair excited. Bard quotes flooded my brain, and I began to wonder … Continue reading
Posted in Quotes
Tagged As You Like It, Coriolanus, Hamlet, Henry V, Quotes, shakespeare, Twelfth Night
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Reviewsday: BBC’s Troilus and Cressida (1981)
Shakespeare can be boring. There, I said it. Most of his plays–even the darkest ones–include exciting bits, funny bits, and charming bits. Troilus and Cressida, not so much.
Posted in Performances, Plays
Tagged BBC, Charles Gray, Jonathan Miller, shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida
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