VOL. V, NO. 12
APRIL 17, 1964
April Honors Shakespeare
Get in the swing of things pick up a book, and "brush up your Shakespeare" for this is April 1964. April means National Library Week and also the celebration of the 400th birthday of the literary genius, William Shakespeare.
William Shakespeare, a biography by A. L. Rowse, contains an answer to almost every conceivable question about the playwright, but it is a sophisticated book, designed to be read by someone who knows quite a bit about the Shakespearean controversies.
Marchette Chute, on the other hand, writes about Shakespeare of London as he was seen by his contemporaries; about the man, not the legend.
William Shakespeare, a biography by A. L. Rowse, contains an answer to almost every conceivable question about the playwright, but it is a sophisticated book, designed to be read by someone who knows quite a bit about the Shakespearean controversies.
Marchette Chute, on the other hand, writes about Shakespeare of London as he was seen by his contemporaries; about the man, not the legend.
Browse through the bookshelves and pick up a book, such as Antoine de Saint‑Exupcry's The Little Prince. The story is essentially for a child, but the deeply woven philosophy of Exupery will make you stop and wonder; for example, the fox's statement: "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
These are but a few of the many doors you can open by opening a book cover. Enter the world of literature and you'll enter the world.
These are but a few of the many doors you can open by opening a book cover. Enter the world of literature and you'll enter the world.