Living the Language

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Related Books:


How Shakespeare Changed Everything

The Tragedy of Arthur

Beautiful and Pointless

Thoughts Without Cigarettes
(Oscar Hijuelos)

Incidental Music:

Shakespeare in Love (1998)
(L'Orchestre Cinematique)
Henry V Theme 'The Boar's Head'
Super America/The Bad Plus
('Never Stop' (Deluxe Edition))
Beautiful Maria of My Soul
(Mariano Mangus)
Mil Congojas
(Ruben Gonzalez)
Living the Language
Interviewer(s): 
Jim Fleming
Producer(s): 
Veronica Rueckert
06.24.2012
 (was 07.03.2011)

If you think the influence of Shakespeare is confined to the page and the stage, think again. Take starlings, the aggressive European birds who’ve pushed a lot of Native American birds out of their nests. They were introduced by a Shakespeare fanatic, who loosed dozens of them in Central Park.  We're considering the real world influence of language, from the Pulitzer-Prize winning work of Oscar Hijuelos to the Bard himself.

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    Stephen Marche is the author of "How Shakespeare Changed Everything." He tells Anne Strainchamps why he thinks Shakespeare is the most important figure in history.

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  2. Arthur Phillips on Writing Shakespeare

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    Novelist Arthur Phillips is the author of "The Tragedy of Arthur." The book tells the story of a fictional character, also named Arthur Phillips, whose family finds a lost Shakespeare play.

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  3. David Orr on Modern Poetry

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    David Orr says modern poetry shouldn't intimidate us. He's the author of "Beautiful and Pointless: A Guide to Modern Poetry."

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  4. Oscar Hijuelos on Losing and Finding Language

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    Oscar Hijuelos is the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for literature for his book "The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love." His memoir is called "Thoughts Without Cigarettes."

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