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McQuain, Jeffrey Hunter was born on November 23, 1955 in Frederick, Maryland, United States. Son of Robert Hunter and Genetta (Dolly) McQuain.
(The first book ever to focus on Shakespeare's coinages, i...)
The first book ever to focus on Shakespeare's coinages, it covers terms and meanings still used today, and includes quizzes on Shakespearean trivia. A must for Bardophiles everywhere!
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( More than 400 years after they were first written, Shak...)
More than 400 years after they were first written, Shakespeare's plays still offer a stunning glimpse into the motivations, desires, and deviancies of man. His characters are caught in situations modern readers can sympathize with, and his themes—love, family relations, adultery, power, treachery—are as relevant now as they were then. Surprisingly, another aspect of the Bard's work that has withstood the test of time is his understanding of the brain. The Bard on the Brain is a marvelous combination of close readings of Shakespeare and the most current neurological research that together demonstrate how impulses and actions originate in the brain. Paul Matthews here shows us the center-stage role of the brain in famous scenes from Shakespeare's plays. With stunning color brain scans and clear English, Matthews demonstrates how uncannily Shakespeare perceived the brain at work in his characters' ideas and deeds, and how the living brain mirrors human experiences created centuries ago by the Bard. Matthews's science is beautifully interwoven with Jeffrey McQuain's interpretations of many of the most significant soliloquies in all of Shakespeare's plays. The Bard on the Brain is also illustrated throughout with performance photos of acclaimed British and American actors—such as Morgan Freeman as Petruchio, Sir Ian McKellen as Prospero, Alfre Woodard as Paulina, and Anthony Hopkins as King Lear—from celebrated Shakespeare companies. The result of this partnership between scientist and scholar is a unique view of Shakespeare's characters, a dissection of his language, and a wonderfully oblique perspective on the human brain.
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(An entertaining and authoritative tour of the American la...)
An entertaining and authoritative tour of the American language. The American language has a living history, and the acclaimed Homegrown English is its guidebook. Linguistic tour guide Jeffrey McQuain serves up anecdotes and little-known facts along the way as he tells the engaging and informative story of how the idiosyncrasies of the American character shaped the American language. From Native American terms to current coinages, the American vocabulary mirrors both the strengths and the weaknesses of our national character. McQuain demonstrates how our invention of words matches our distinctive American traits--from tall-talking (absquatulation) to creativity (mixologist) to down-right orneriness (dad-blasted). Along the way, Homegrown English shows us who we were, who we are now, and who we may be in this new millennium.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375719814/?tag=2022091-20
McQuain, Jeffrey Hunter was born on November 23, 1955 in Frederick, Maryland, United States. Son of Robert Hunter and Genetta (Dolly) McQuain.
Associate of Arts in General Education, Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland, 1974. Bachelor in English, University Maryland, 1976. Master of Arts in English, University Maryland, 1977.
Doctor of Philosophy in Literature Studies, American University, Washington, 1983.
Researcher to William Safire The New York Times, Washington, since 1983. Writer, columnist United Media, New York City, 1988-1994. Editor, writer Copy Editor newsletter, 2000—2001.
( More than 400 years after they were first written, Shak...)
(The first book ever to focus on Shakespeare's coinages, i...)
(An entertaining and authoritative tour of the American la...)
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Secretary Doing Things for Animals, Sun City, Arizona, since 1992. Member Modern Language Association, American Dialect Society.