They have been at a great feast of languages, and stolen the scraps"": somewhat vaguely categorized, here are some of...

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SHAKESPEAREAN SALLIES, SULLIES, AND SLANDERS: Insults for All Occasions

They have been at a great feast of languages, and stolen the scraps"": somewhat vaguely categorized, here are some of Shakespeare's sharper words, ostensibly for modern use. Almost all the selections in the part ""For fatties"" come from I Henry IV (i.e. Falstaff) but the others range from extravagant banishments (""Out, you green-sickness carrion! Out, you baggage! You tallow face!"") to more subtle mockeries (""A goodly apple rotten at the heart"").

Pub Date: April 21, 1969

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Crowell-Collier

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1969

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