Shakespeare's Sonnets amd Poems

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Simon and Schuster, 24.11.2015 - 804 Seiten
A bestselling, beautifully designed edition of William Shakespeare’s sonnets and poems, complete with valuable tools for educators.

The authoritative edition of Shakespeare’s Sonnets and Poems from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes:

-Full explanatory notes conveniently linked to the text of each sonnet and poem
-A brief introduction to each sonnet and poem, providing insight into its possible meaning
-An index of first lines
-Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books
-An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the sonnets

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit Folger.edu.

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Two Sonnets from The Passionate Pilgrim
155
Commentary
158
Sonnet 1
171
Longer Notes
191
Shakespeares Poems
191
Shakespeares Lucrece
183
Commentary
189
Longer Notes
388
Shakespeares The Phoenix and Turtle
380
Venus and Adonis and Lucrece An Introduction to This Text Shakespeares Venus and Adonis Venus and Adonis
421
Commentary Longer Notes
428
Sonnet 124
447
Index of First Lines of Shakespeares Sonnets
451

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William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, on England’s Avon River. When he was eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. The couple had three children—an older daughter Susanna and twins, Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet, Shakespeare’s only son, died in childhood. The bulk of Shakespeare’s working life was spent in the theater world of London, where he established himself professionally by the early 1590s. He enjoyed success not only as a playwright and poet, but also as an actor and shareholder in an acting company. Although some think that sometime between 1610 and 1613 Shakespeare retired from the theater and returned home to Stratford, where he died in 1616, others believe that he may have continued to work in London until close to his death.

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