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Pop sonnets : Shakespearean spins on your favorite songs / by Erik Didriksen.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Collection PR2877 .D53 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Didriksen, Erik, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Parodies, imitations, etc.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Songs.
- Songs--Texts--Poetry.
- Humorous poetry.
- Genre:
- Parodies, imitations, etc.
- Texts.
- Poetry.
- Parodies (Literature)
- Physical Description:
- 127 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Quirk Books, [2015]
- Summary:
- "The Bard meets the Backstreet Boys in 'Pop Sonnets, ' a collection of 100 classic pop songs reimagined as Shakespearean sonnets. All your favorite songs are here, including hits by Jay-Z, Johnny Cash, Katy Perry, Michael Jackson, Talking Heads, and many others. With stirring sentiments on everything from love and despair to wanton women, 'Pop Sonnets' offers inspirational verse for every occasion."--Page 2 of cover.
- Contents:
- I. Sonnets of love
- II. Sonnets of despair
- III. Songs of time and mortality
- IV. Rogues, rascals, and wanton women
- V. Ballads of heroes.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781594748288
- 1594748284
- OCLC:
- 922582261
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