Author: Gerald HammondPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349054437
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Reader and Shakespeare's Young Man Sonnets
Author: Gerald HammondPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349054437
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Ideas of Order
Author: Neil L. RudenstinePublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0374280150
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
"A guide to Shakespeare's sonnets illustrating the narrative underlying the poems"--Publisher information.
Reading Shakespeare's Sonnets
Author: Don PatersonPublisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571263992
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Shakespeare's Sonnets are as important and vital today as they were when first published four hundred years ago. Perhaps no collection of verse before or since has so captured the imagination of readers and lovers; certainly no poem has come under such intense critical scrutiny, and presented the reader with such a bewildering number of alternative interpretations. In this illuminating and often irreverent guide, Don Paterson offers a fresh and direct approach to the Sonnets, asking what they can still mean to the twenty-first century reader.In a series of fascinating and highly entertaining commentaries placed alongside the poems themselves, Don Paterson discusses the meaning, technique, hidden structure and feverish narrative of the Sonnets, as well as the difficulties they present for the modern reader. Most importantly, however, he looks at what they tell us about William Shakespeare the lover - and what they might still tell us about ourselves.Full of energetic analysis, plain-English translations and challenging mini-essays on the craft of poetry - not to mention some wild speculation - this approachable handbook to the Sonnets offers an indispensable insight into our greatest Elizabethan writer by one of the leading poets of our own day.
The Art of Shakespeare’s Sonnets
Author: Helen VendlerPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674637127
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 693
Book Description
Analyzes all of Shakespeare's sonnets in terms of their poetic structure, semantics, and use of sounds and images.
The Portrait of Mr. W. H.
Author: Oscar WildeVenus and Adonis
Author: William ShakespearePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
The Rape of Lucrece
Author: William ShakespearePublisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 75
Book Description
"The Rape of Lucrece" by William Shakespeare is a narrative poem that retells the tragic tale of Lucretia, a virtuous Roman noblewoman whose rape by Sextus Tarquinius, a prince, leads to her ultimate demise and serves as a catalyst for the overthrow of the Roman monarchy. In this poem, Shakespeare delves into themes of honor, virtue, and the consequences of unchecked power. Through vivid imagery and powerful language, he portrays the psychological and emotional turmoil experienced by Lucretia in the aftermath of her assault, as well as the profound impact it has on her and those around her. "The Rape of Lucrece" is not only a compelling work of literature but also a profound exploration of the human condition. It forces readers to confront uncomfortable truths about the nature of violence, consent, and the abuse of power, while also offering insights into the resilience and strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity. With its timeless themes and poetic beauty, "The Rape of Lucrece" remains a poignant and thought-provoking masterpiece that continues to resonate with audiences today.
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Author: William ShakespeareGerman Voices
Author: Frederic C. TubachPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520948882
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
What was it like to grow up German during Hitler’s Third Reich? In this extraordinary book, Frederic C. Tubach returns to the country of his roots to interview average Germans who, like him, came of age between 1933 and 1945. Tubach sets their recollections and his own memories into a broad historical overview of Nazism—a regime that shaped minds through persuasion (meetings, Nazi Party rallies, the 1936 Olympics, the new mass media of radio and film) and coercion (violence and political suppression). The voices of this long-overlooked population—ordinary people who were neither victims nor perpetrators—reveal the rich complexity of their attitudes and emotions. The book also presents selections from approximately 80,000 unpublished letters (now archived in Berlin) written during the war by civilians and German soldiers. Tubach powerfully provides new insights into Germany’s most tragic years, offering a nuanced response to the abiding question of how a nation made the quantum leap from anti-Semitism to systematic genocide.
Such is My Love
Author: Joseph PequigneyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780226655635
Category : Erotic poetry, English
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
This book discusses the possibility of a homoerotic interpretation of Shakespeare's sonnets. It gives minute attention to the text as well as to the extensive scholarship which has generally resisted such an interpretation.