A Sutileza bem-humorada de Winston Churchill: suas grandes tiradas [Wit of Churchill]

by Winston S. Churchill, Richard M. Langworth (Editor), Joubert de Oliveira Brízida (Translator)

A sutileza bem-humorada de Winston Churchill é uma coleção das melhores citações - de grande sutileza - de um dos homens mais sagazes que a humanidade já conheceu. Poucos souberam lidar tão bem com as palavras. Dono de um talento lexical notável, Churchill foi capaz de provocar diversão e admiração por sua destreza verbal. Este ícone britânico conseguia associar palavras e pensamentos de maneira cativante. Lord Home, um de seus sucessores como primeiro-ministro, costumava dizer: não havia o que Churchill mais amasse do que "emboscar a palavra ou a frase inesperada". Neste livro, o leitor encontrará as mais saborosas dessas frases. A sutileza bem-humorada de Winston Churchill joga luz sobre a face humana e espirituosa do irreverente Churchill. Seus hábitos e preferências, como o gosto por bebidas e charutos, renderam citações impagáveis. Assim como sua aversão ao nazifascismo: várias são as ironias dirigidas a Adolf Hitler. Os socialistas Lênin e Trotsky também não escaparam: "A prova de que Deus existe é Lênin e Trotsky, para os quais um inferno é necessário." Grande comunicador, Churchill entrou para a história como um dos maiores oradores de todos os tempos. Através de palavras instigantes, o primeiro-ministro mobilizou e motivou seus concidadãos ingleses para a guerra com discursos emocionantes. Neles, muitas vezes fazia uso de palavras antigas - as melhores, em seu entendimento. Se não encontrasse o vocábulo exato que exprimisse suas intenções, ele o inventava: são os chamados 'churchillianismos'. Como o próprio Churchill afirmou, "quando as citações ficam gravadas na memória, suscitam boas ideias". E um livro com citações bem-humoradas de um homem notável não é só uma boa fonte de ideias, mas um refresco para o intelecto.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Politics, Humor, Biography, Historical

296 pages, Hardcover

First published September 28, 2009

About the author

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, politician and writer, as prime minister from 1940 to 1945 and from 1951 to 1955 led Great Britain, published several works, including The Second World War from 1948 to 1953, and then won the Nobel Prize for literature.

William Maxwell Aitken, first baron Beaverbrook, held many cabinet positions during the 1940s as a confidant of Churchill.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can), served the United Kingdom again. A noted statesman, orator and strategist, Churchill also served as an officer in the Army. This prolific author "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values."

Out of respect for Winston_Churchill, the well-known American author, Winston S. Churchill offered to use his middle initial as an author.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston...

Reviews

[Chuck Slack · Rating 3 out of 5]

Winston Churchill was an amazing orator and communicator. This is a so-so book. Some amazing quotes, stories and passages but there is no intermediary efforts to try to make this an entertaining, easy read.

[Alan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not side-splitting wit, just stiff upper lip English.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my favorite historical characters. The book is a collection of his wit and storytelling. He was a Conservative, but disliked the extremes on both sides. A man who truly met the moment, when his country needed him. But this book doesn’t focus on his historical record. Simply his quick witted responses. Most of them occurred during the war, but they got better with his age and he had a whole library of responses for the Socialists who ran GB after the war.

Some of my favorites not necessarily politically focused.

David Lloyd George asks Winston for a penny so that he may phone a friend. Winston replies, here’s a sixpence, you can call all your friends.

Lady Astor says if I were married to you, Winston, I would poison your tea. Winston’s reply. If I were married to you, I would drink it.

These are just a few among thousands.

[Hem · Rating 4 out of 5]

WSC, being a man of unmatchable English oratory skills, has been ascribed several times in history in regard to his witty remarks in the House of Commons and outside of it.
I enjoyed the book thoroughly. One would contemplate and agree with his remarks when one reads the quotes mentioned in this book.

P.S. Watching The Crown and The Darkest Hour led me to finding this book.

[Nemezida · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’ve always been interested in the personality of Winston S. Churchill, so I’ve decided to read the book “Churchill’s Wit: The Definitive Collection” /edited by Richard M. Langworth/.

The book is a collection of short confirmed quotes by W. Churchill on various topics: from statements about countries and individuals to opinions about literature and religion, some personal moments.

This work is undoubted of interest, but perhaps, since I haven’t been familiar with a detailed biography of Churchill yet, my isolation from the context affected me, so I couldn’t always fully appreciate the wit of some quotes and remarks.

Reasonably, this collection should be considered a valuable reference material on W. Churchill, without any specific entertainment components.

[Paul R · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Ale Romaní · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este señor tenía un humor muy especial: "No pienso demasiado en Dios. Él no ha puesto mucho de su parte".

[Adam · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for lovers of wit and the English language used at its very best.

Period.

[Laurie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gives a great feel for the man with little investment in time and energy.

[Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent, lots of good illustrative material