Shakespeare's sonnets and poems

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.

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This edition of Shakespeare's sonnets and poems includes explanatory notes placed on the page facing each work; an introduction to each work that provides insight and context; introductions to reading Shakespeare's language in the sonnets and the poems; modern perspectives on the sonnets and poems by leading Shakespeare scholars; and illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's holdings of rare books.

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Sonnets, English

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ISBN:

9780743273282
0743273281

Edition:

Simon & Schuster paperback edition

Description:

xix, 684 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Sonnets and poems

Notes:

"With detailed notes from the world's leading center for Shakespeare studies"--Cover
Includes bibliographical references (pages 649-672) and indexes

Contents:

Shakespeare's sonnets. Reading Shakespeare's language: Sonnets
Shakespeare's sonnets
An introduction to this text
Shakespeare's sonnets: Text of the poems with commentary
Two sonnets from The passionate pilgrim
Longer notes
Shakespeare's poems. Reading Shakespeare's language: Venus and Adonis and Lucrece
An introduction to this text
Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis
Venus and Adonis: Text of the poem with commentary
Longer notes
Shakespeare's Lucrece
Lucrece: Text of the poem with commentary
Longer notes
Shakespeare's ''Phoenix and turtle''
''Phoenix and turtle'': Text of the poem with commentary
Longer notes
Textual notes. Shakespeare's sonnets
Venus and Adonis
Lucrece
Shakespeare's sonnets: Appendix of intertextual material
Modern perspectives. Shakespeare's sonnets / Lynne Magnusson
Venus and Adonis and Lucrece / Catherine Belsey
Further reading. Shakespeare's sonnets
Shakespeare's poems
Index of first lines of Shakespeare's sonnets
Index of illustrations

Control Number:

3383131

Other Authors:

Mowat, Barbara A., editor
Werstine, Paul, editor

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