| Shakespeare's Poems: Third Series Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author), Duncan-Jones, Katherine (Editor), Thompson, Ann (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1903436877 ISBN-13: 9781903436875 Publisher: Arden Shakespeare OUR PRICE: $13.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: In 1593 Shakespeare awoke and found himself famous. Lines from his comic, erotic, tragic poem Venus and Adonis were on everyones lips.The appearance in 1594 of the darkly reflective and richly descriptive Rape of Lucrece confirmed his fame as 'Sweet Master Shakespeare', Elizabethan England's most brilliant non-dramatic poet. Shorter poems in this volume testify further to Shakespeares versatility and to his poetic fame. Some, like the much-debated Phoenix and Turtle, pose problems of meaning; others raise questions about authorship and authenticity. Detailed annotation and a full Introduction seek to resolve such difficulties while also locating Shakespeare's poems in their literary context, which includes his own career as a playwright. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare |
| Dewey: 821.3 |
| LCCN: 2008428461 |
| Series: Arden Shakespeare Third (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.29" H x 5.25" W x 7.79" (1.39 lbs) 616 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1593 Shakespeare awoke and found himself famous. Lines from his comic, erotic, tragic poem Venus and Adonis were on everyone's lips.The appearance in 1594 of the darkly reflective and richly descriptive Rape of Lucrece confirmed his fame as 'Sweet Master Shakespeare', Elizabethan England's most brilliant non-dramatic poet. Shorter poems in this volume testify further to Shakespeare's versatility and to his poetic fame. Some, like the much-debated Phoenix and Turtle', pose problems of meaning; others raise questions about authorship and authenticity. Detailed annotation and a full Introduction seek to resolve such difficulties while also locating Shakespeare's poems in their literary context, which includes his own career as a playwright. |
Contributor Bio(s): Thompson, Ann: - ANN THOMPSON is Professor of English and Director of the London Shakespeare Centre and King's College LondonProudfoot, Richard: - Professor Richard Proudfoot served as Senior General Editor of the Arden Shakespeare for 35 years, until his retirement from King's in 1999. In 2001 The Arden Shakespeare published Proudfoot's Shakespeare: Text, Stage and Canon a critical overview of the scholarly achievements made in the field of Shakespeare studies by the end of the twentieth century.Kastan, David Scott: - David Scott Kastan is the George M. Bodman Professor of English at Yale University, USA.Shakespeare, William: - William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time. |