Pop Sonnets: Shakespearean Spins on Your Favorite Songs
- ISBN-10
- 1594748292
- ISBN-13
- 9781594748295
- Category
- Humor
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-10-06
- Publisher
- Quirk Books
- Author
- Erik Didriksen
Description
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.
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Other editions
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- 2017-02-27
- - pages
- Paperback
- Hallmark Gift Books
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- 2015-10-08
- 144 pages
- Paperback
- HarperCollins UK
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