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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Category Archives: Books
Reviewsday: Hag-Seed
Margaret Atwood’s Hag-Seed: A Novel is a wonderful concept, more-than-ably written. It is a retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest, woven around a prison production of, well, Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Hag-Seed is one of the Hogarth Shakespeare series, in which famous modern novelists write … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Hogarth Shakespeare Series, Margaret Atwood, Reviews, shakespeare, The Tempest
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Reviewsday: Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders
I’m not sure how I happened upon Sherlock Holmes and the Shakespeare Globe Murders, but I’m glad I did.
Why I Read @HarperCollins #hc200 #WhyIRead
To know what otherwise I would not know,* To go where otherwise I may not go; To feel, to learn, to grow, to see, Become what otherwise I could not be; Remember, reminisce, repent, Restore a bit of what I’ve … Continue reading
Reviewsday: The Empire Striketh Back
A guest post by writer, teacher, and speakerSue Schlesman. She blogs at http://www.susanwalleyschlesman.com and http://www.7prayersthatwork.com. I just read The Empire Striketh Back, Star Wars Part the Fifth, and I loved it! Star Wars readeth well, my Padouin learners.
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Tagged Books, George Lucas, Ian Doescher, movies, Reviews, Star Wars
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Reviewsday: Shakespeare (The Invention of the Human)
745 pages. I am a Shakespeare nut. I am also a Harold Bloom fan. But 745 pages? That is the length of Bloom’s indispensable work, Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human. Its breadth and depth, however, are immeasurable.
