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University of Kansas: Book Examines How 'Bookish' Language of Shakespeare's England Influenced Today's Society
September 30, 2025
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 30 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news:

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New book examines how 'bookish' language of Shakespeare's England influenced today's society

By Jon Niccum

Turn over a new leaf. On the same page. Judge a book by its cover. Read someone's mind.

These "bookish" phrases and many more routinely appear in everyday life. But it wasn't until the 16th and 17th c . . .

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