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ISBN 13 : 9781909732322
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Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)
Download or read book Classic Insults written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jack Lynch
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802719341
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)
Download or read book Samuel Johnson's Insults written by Jack Lynch and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lackbrain, oysterwench, wantwit, clotpoll--Samuel Johnson's famous dictionary of 1755 contained some of the ripest insults in the English language. In Samuel Johnson's Insults, Jack Lynch has compiled more than 300 of the curmudgeonly lexicographer's mightiest barbs, along with definitions only the master himself could elucidate. Word lovers will delight in flexing their linguistic muscles with devilishly descriptive vituperations that pack a wicked punch. Many of these zingers have long lain dormant. Some have even come close to extinction. Now they're back in all their prickly glory, ready to be relished once more.
Author : Orange Hippo!
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1800690851
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Little Book of Shakespeare's Insults written by Orange Hippo! and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Away, you scullion, you rampallion, you fustilarian! Along with penning some of the most sublime passages in all of English Literature, Shakespeare was a master when it came to casting a wicked comeback or hurling a barbed insult. Whether it's Prospero calling Caliban a 'freckled whelp, hag-born' in The Tempest or King Lear railing against his daughter Goneril with the damning words, 'Thou art a boil, a plague sore, an embossed carbuncle in my corrupted blood', Shakespeare didn't hold back when it came to getting creative with his slights. Packed full of eloquent stings and poisonous putdowns, this is the perfect resource for anyone looking to scorn an enemy – without resorting to swearing! 'Away, you starvelling, you elf-skin, you dried neat's-tongue, bull's-pizzle, you stock-fish!' Henry IV Part I (Act 2, Scene 4). 'Away, you three-inch fool.' The Taming of the Shrew (Act 4, Scene 1). 'Go, prick thy face, and over-red thy fear, Thou lily-liver'd boy.' Macbeth (Act 5, Scene 3). 'The tartness of his face sours ripe grapes.' The Comedy of Errors (Act 5, Scene 4).
Author : Michelle Lovric
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)
Download or read book How to Insult, Abuse & Insinuate in Classical Latin written by Michelle Lovric and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tim Dedopulos
Publisher : Carlton Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9781858684895
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Best Book of Insults and Putdowns Ever! written by Tim Dedopulos and published by Carlton Publishing Group. This book was released on 1998 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wished you could come out with a response so sharp that it would cut the very air around y ou? The Best Book of Insults and Putdowns Ever. presents cla ssic insults from history and contemporary culture. '
Author : Deborah Kamen
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 0299328007
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)
Download or read book Insults in Classical Athens written by Deborah Kamen and published by University of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholarly investigations of the rich field of verbal and extraverbal Athenian insults have typically been undertaken piecemeal. Deborah Kamen provides an overview of this vast terrain and synthesizes the rules, content, functions, and consequences of insulting fellow Athenians. The result is the first volume to map out the full spectrum of insults, from obscene banter at festivals, to invective in the courtroom, to slander and even hubristic assaults on another's honor. While the classical city celebrated the democratic equality of "autochthonous" citizens, it counted a large population of noncitizens as inhabitants, so that ancient Athenians developed a preoccupation with negotiating, affirming, and restricting citizenship. Kamen raises key questions about what it meant to be a citizen in democratic Athens and demonstrates how insults were deployed to police the boundaries of acceptable behavior. In doing so, she illuminates surprising differences between antiquity and today and sheds light on the ways a democratic society valuing "free speech" can nonetheless curb language considered damaging to the community as a whole.
Author : Louis A. Safian
Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806508818
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Giant Book of Insults written by Louis A. Safian and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively collection of sharp retorts and ripostes, pithy pot, ricocheting bombast - caustic quips, and polite, and the definitely unpolite, sort of put downs. This book can either be read for the sheer fiendish fun of it, or it can be put to work as a sourcebook for anyboday - speakers, entertainers, managers, writers - who wishes to communicate a little more forcefully. Carefully categorised according to targets, this book can be used time and time again to deflate egotists, dispose of bores and demolish dummies.
Author : William B. Irvine
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190665041
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Slap in the Face written by William B. Irvine and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-08-09 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insults are part of the fabric of daily life. But why do we insult each other? Why do insults cause us such pain? Can we do anything to prevent or lessen this pain? Most importantly, how can we overcome our inclination to insult others? In A Slap in the Face, William Irvine undertakes a wide-ranging investigation of insults, their history, the role they play in social relationships, and the science behind them. He examines not just memorable zingers, such as Elizabeth Bowen's description of Aldous Huxley as "The stupid person's idea of a clever person," but subtle insults as well, such as when someone insults us by reporting the insulting things others have said about us: "I never read bad reviews about myself," wrote entertainer Oscar Levant, "because my best friends invariably tell me about them." Irvine also considers the role insults play in our society: they can be used to cement relations, as when a woman playfully teases her husband, or to enforce a social hierarchy, as when a boss publicly berates an employee. He goes on to investigate the many ways society has tried to deal with insults-by adopting codes of politeness, for example, and outlawing hate speech-but concludes that the best way to deal with insults is to immunize ourselves against them: We need to transform ourselves in the manner recommended by Stoic philosophers. We should, more precisely, become insult pacifists, trying hard not to insult others and laughing off their attempts to insult us. A rousing follow-up to A Guide to the Good Life, A Slap in the Face will interest anyone who's ever delivered an insult or felt the sting of one--in other words, everyone.
Author : Tom Steele
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0688159079
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Book of Classic Insults written by Tom Steele and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1999-10-20 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the ultimate collection of the funniest, nastiest, and most outrageous classic insults in one easy reference. You'll find putdowns and zingers from famous literary figures, politicians, comedians, and movie stars on everything from appearance, marriage, and manners to food, politics, sports, and religion. A few choice picks: On the Sexes: "Girls bore me-they still do. I love Mickey Mouse more than any woman I've ever known."-- Walt Disney On Food: "I will not eat oysters. I want my food dead-not sick, not wounded-dead."-- Woody Allen On Politics: "Nobody likes to be called a liar. But to be called a liar by Bill Clinton is really a unique experience."-- Ross Perot On Books: "The paperback is very interesting, but I find it will never replace a hardcover book it makes a very poor doorstop."-- Alfred Hitchcock To give a foe an insult or a "friend" a left-handed compliment with the acuity and flair of such masters as Oscar Wilde, Dorothy Parker, and Mel Brooks, The Book of Classic Insults is the answer.
Author : Wayne F. Hill
Publisher : Crown Archetype
ISBN 13 : 0307421600
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)
Download or read book Shakespeare's Insults written by Wayne F. Hill and published by Crown Archetype. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sharpest stings ever to snap from the tip of an English-speaking tongue are here at hand, ready to be directed at the knaves, villains, and coxcombs of the reader's choice. Culled from 38 plays, here are the best 5,000 examples of Shakespeare's glorious invective, arranged by play, in order of appearance, with helpful act and line numbers for easy reference, along with an index of topical scorn appropriate to particular characters and occasions.
