| The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare Revised Edition Contributor(s): Shakespeare, William (Author), Cook, Tim (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1853264164 ISBN-13: 9781853264160 Publisher: Wordsworth Editions OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.33 |
| Series: Wordsworth Collection |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5" W x 7.78" (0.29 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With an Introduction by Tim Cook. Shakespeare's sonnets have an intensity of both feeling and meaning unmatched in English sonnet form. They divide into two parts; the first 126 sonnets are addressed to a fair youth for whom the poet has an obsessive love and the second chronicles his love for the notorious 'Dark Lady'. In addition to the sonnets, this volume includes Shakespeare's two lengthy narrative poems on classical themes, The Rape of Lucrece which looks forward to the dark imagery of Macbeth, and Venus and Adonis which mixes ribaldry and tragedy in unique Shakespearean manner. The Phoenix and the Turtle is a beautiful metaphysical and allegorical short elegy, and takes its place with Shakespeare's better-known poetry. |