Description
| Product ID: | 9781108490399 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | All the Sonnets of Shakespeare |
| Authors: | Author: William Shakespeare, Stanley Wells, Paul Edmondson |
| Page Count: | 306 |
| Subjects: | Poetry by individual poets, Poetry by individual poets, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Literary reference works, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Shakespeare studies & criticism, Literary reference works |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Intended for all readers of Shakespeare, this beautiful and ground-breaking book arranges Shakespeare's sonnets printed in 1609 in chronological order and intersperses the sonnets from the plays among them. A lively introduction provides essential background, while explanatory notes and modern English paraphrases illuminate the sonnets' meanings. How can we look afresh at Shakespeare as a writer of sonnets? What new light might they shed on his career, personality, and sexuality? Shakespeare wrote sonnets for at least thirty years, not only for himself, for professional reasons, and for those he loved, but also in his plays, as prologues, as epilogues, and as part of their poetic texture. This ground-breaking book assembles all of Shakespeare''s sonnets in their probable order of composition. An inspiring introduction debunks long-established biographical myths about Shakespeare''s sonnets and proposes new insights about how and why he wrote them. Explanatory notes and modern English paraphrases of every poem and dramatic extract illuminate the meaning of these sometimes challenging but always deeply rewarding witnesses to Shakespeare''s inner life and professional expertise. Beautifully printed and elegantly presented, this volume will be treasured by students, scholars, and every Shakespeare enthusiast. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-09-10 |