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Shakespeare’s Rhetorical Figures

Mission Valley Branch Library 2123 Fenton Parkway, San Diego, CA, United States

Dr. Gideon Rappaport will discuss his book Shakespeare's Rhetorical Figures: An Outline. When Shakespeare began writing for the stage, he had already mastered over two hundred rhetorical figures inherited from the long tradition of the language arts--grammar, logic, and rhetoric--stretching from Aristotle to his own time. These figures, which to us may appear merely decorative, […]

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Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice: A Great Play Despite its Villain

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Av, Coronado, CA, United States

Something is rotten in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, but it’s not Shakespeare’s fault. There’s a good reason for the bad example of inventing the Jew Shylock to be the play’s villain, and the play, though its semi-anti-Semitism is offensive and dangerous, is nonetheless of universal value. Dr. Gideon Rappaport, San Diego's premier Shakespearean dramaturg, will […]

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Featured SDSS Event

Now Thrive the Armorers

Mission Valley Branch Library 2123 Fenton Parkway, San Diego, CA, United States

Join Scott Farrell, program director of Chivalry Today and head instructor with the San Diego Longsword medieval fencing program, for a look into the language, function, and artistry of knightly armor in Shakespeare’s world. From the glory of Henry V, to the supernatural apparitions of Hamlet, to the treachery of Macbeth, arms and armor appear […]

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