In Museum Masterpieces; Book 1; composer Catherine Rollin has created musical expressions of some of the great works of art found in museums throughout the world. The paintings that inspired these pieces are beautifully displayed on a four-page color insert at the center of the book; along with historical notes about each painting.Titles:*American Gothic (Grant Wood)*Black Square and Red Square (Kazimir Malevich)*Carmencita (William Merritt Chase)*A Dash for the Timber (Frederic Remington)*Leacute;toile (The Star) (Edgar Degas)*Le fifre (The Fife Player) (Eacute;douard Manet)*Mona Lisa (Leonardo da Vinci)*The Nut Gatherers (William-Adolphe Bouguereau)*Reeds and Cranes (Suzuki Kiitsu)*Senecio (Paul Klee)
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful. Great book; bad editingBy Robert S. HanenbergWhen I began studying Shakespeare; many of the sex jokes were glossed as "bawdy quibble;" with no further explanation. These days it is possible to talk about sex in any context. Stanley Wells explains the jokes in straightforward English; neither titillating nor salacious.But although his writing is candid and easy-going; some of the meanings of the poetry are startling. He explains; for instance; that one of the meanings of Sonnet 135 is that if the woman to whom it is addressed agrees to the poets demands "she will increase her sexual appetite (and; however improbably; `enlarge her vagina by enclosing his penis in it along with all the others)." These are not the imaginings of a lunatic professor; as you might imagine without having read the book; but a down-to-earth interpretation by someone who knows Elizabethan English as well as anyone in the world.The book not only explains the meanings of the bawdy lines. It discusses sex and love of all kinds in Shakespeare; as the table of contents suggests: Sexuality in Shakespeares Time; Shakespeare and Sex (the playwrights personal life); The Fun of Sex; Sexual Desire; Sex and Love; Sexual Jealously; Sex and Experience; Whores and Saints and "Just Good Friends."Every year I read one or two books about Shakespeare. This is one of the best ever. But the editing; at least for the Kindle and iPod versions; is atrocious. Many words are run together; others are hyphenated in impossible ways. Shakespeares texts were apparently clipped out as images rather than texts; and pasted together so that; for instance; you get part of a sonnet in one font; a few blank lines; and the rest of the sonnet in another font. The iPod version is left- and right-justified without proportional spacing; making it impossible to read.But dont let the bad editing deter you. Perhaps the paper edition is edited correctly. The Kindle edition is readable; despite the bad typesetting. This book is a masterpiece of scholarship.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A must readBy Paul PatenaudeProfessor Wells always produces an excellent product. I have been teaching Shakespeare since 1968 and always have wished that his body of work had been published then.I always discover insights into the Shakespeare Cannon with Stanley pointing the way. The chapter on Romeo and Juliet was particularly enlightening. Ill be using some of his wisdom in the course-Shakespeares Strong Women-Weaker Men; that Ill be teaching (Worcester Institute for Senior Education) this fall. Shakespeare and Stanley know the heart of women.4 of 6 people found the following review helpful. ShockedBy Steve McEnpantsI didnt know about Shakespeare before I picked this up at a truck stop on the I-70 right outside of Omahabut after finishing I immediately went and read A few plays by William Shakespeare and they areawesome. You can probably do without this book; read the plays. But if you havent read the playsthe book is something else.
