What a piece of work is a man lines written by Montaigne: However, rather than being a direct influence on Shakespeare, Montaigne may have merely been reacting to the same general atmosphere of the time, making the source of these lines one of context rather than direct influence. What a piece of work is a man "What a piece of work is man!" is a phrase within a soliloquy by Prince Hamlet in William Shakespeare's play of the same name. Hamlet is reflecting, at first admiringly, and then despairingly, on the human condition. The soliloquy, spoken in the play by Prince Hamlet to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Act
This Is Absolutely Real and released after his 1976 death. This Is Absolutely Real This Is Absolutely Real: Visions and Versions of Phil Ochs is a cover album by American blues and folk musician Pat Wictor. The songs included were all written by U.S. singer-songwriter Phil Ochs. It was released in 2017 on Wictor's independent label, RiskyDisc Records. In "Sing Out!", Ron Olesko described "This Is Absolutely Real" as a "welcome collection" that "celebrates two outstanding voices—the iconic Phil Ochs as well as contemporary folk music's standard-bearer, Pat Wictor." He wrote that it would have been easy to choose a group of well-known songs