“Primrose, violet, daisy, daffodil, rose-the splendors of a traditional English hedgerow come to life in Shakespeare’s poetry and plays. More of a countryman than a scholar of botany, the bard’s observations came directly from nature and were rich in the herbal and floral lore of Tudor England. This delightful gift book combines selections of floral imagery from Shakespeare’s comedies and tragedies, histories, sonnets, and longer poems with lovely illustrations taken from an authentic Tudor pattern book now housed in the Bodleian Library in Oxford.
Complete with a general introduction that describes the common plants and garden details of late sixteenth-century England. Shakespeare’s Flowers pairs the poetry and humor of the bard’s prose with enchanting illustrations in the perfect gift for anyone with a penchant for beautiful blooms or enduring verse.”
Hardcover with dust jacket. Excellent condition.
“Primrose, violet, daisy, daffodil, rose-the splendors of a traditional English hedgerow come to life in Shakespeare’s poetry and plays. More of a countryman than a scholar of botany, the bard’s observations came directly from nature and were rich in the herbal and floral lore of Tudor England. This delightful gift book combines selections of floral imagery from Shakespeare’s comedies and tragedies, histories, sonnets, and longer poems with lovely illustrations taken from an authentic Tudor pattern book now housed in the Bodleian Library in Oxford.
Complete with a general introduction that describes the common plants and garden details of late sixteenth-century England. Shakespeare’s Flowers pairs the poetry and humor of the bard’s prose with enchanting illustrations in the perfect gift for anyone with a penchant for beautiful blooms or enduring verse.”
Hardcover with dust jacket. Excellent condition.
