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A fascinating new take on the world of Shakespeare. What's the connection between Shakespeare and maths? A lot, as it turns out! Shakespeare grew up in a time of remarkable mathematical innovation. From astronomy to probability, music to multiplication, new mathematical ideas were taking off - and much of this was reflected in his work. In this highly engaging book, award-winning author Rob Eastaway explores the surprising and entertaining ways that maths and numbers crop up in Shakespeare's plays. Find out how Tudors multiplied, why Shakespeare never ended a line with the word orange, and why dice-playing was a serious hazard for the unwary. With historical asides about games, optics, astronomy, music and magic, you will never think about maths, history or Shakespeare the same way again.

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Author:   Rob Eastaway
Publisher:   Atlantic Books
Imprint:   Atlantic Books
Edition:   Main
Dimensions:   Width: 14.30cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.381kg
ISBN:  

9781805460275

ISBN 10:   1805460277
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   18 April 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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A spectacular journey through Shakespeare's mathematical world. Highly recommended! -- Dr Simon Smith, Associate Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama, The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham Eastaway's playful and engaging book is packed with a dazzling array of historical facts, and is bound to excite the appetite of all Shakespeare junkies. Even those who have no time for the Stratford Bard will applaud. -- Patrick Spottiswoode, The Globe You can count on both Rob Eastaway and Shakespeare to make mathematics entertaining, never more so than in this elegant tome which will make your Pericles tingle as you like it. -- Sir Tim Rice

A spectacular journey through Shakespeare's mathematical world. Highly recommended! -- Dr Simon Smith, Associate Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama, The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham Eastaway's playful and engaging book is packed with a dazzling array of historical facts, and is bound to excite the appetite of all Shakespeare junkies. Even those who have no time for the Stratford Bard will applaud. -- Patrick Spottiswoode, The Globe

A spectacular journey through Shakespeare's mathematical world. Highly recommended! -- Dr Simon Smith, Associate Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama, The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham Eastaway's playful and engaging book is packed with a dazzling array of historical facts, and is bound to excite the appetite of all Shakespeare junkies. Even those who have no time for the Stratford Bard will applaud. -- Patrick Spottiswoode, Founder, Shakespeare's Globe Education You can count on both Rob Eastaway and Shakespeare to make mathematics entertaining, never more so than in this elegant tome which will make your Pericles tingle as you like it. -- Sir Tim Rice A fascinating and hugely entertaining guide to Shakespearean mathematics. -- Sarah Hart, Gresham Professor of Geometry, author Once Upon A Prime Instead of cleaving maths and English in twain, Eastaway brings them together to surprise and delight the reader - and our understanding of Shakespeare's life and works is all the richer for it. The perfect book for students and teachers of maths and English alike. -- Dr Rebecca Fisher, The English Association

Author Information

Rob Eastaway is an author, speaker and mathematician whose books include the bestselling Maths on The Back of An Envelope and Why Do Buses Come In Threes?. He is regularly to be heard on BBC Radio talking about the maths of everyday life, and has appeared numerous times on the popular programme More Or Less. He has given talks across the world for almost every age group, at venues ranging from The Royal Institution in London to the Mercantile Bar in Dublin. Like everyone else, he had to study Shakespeare at school, but it took a visit to Stratford-upon-Avon to revive his interest.

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