Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780198184317
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
'This Complete Sonnets and Poems is a distinguished addition to a distinguished series. It will repay continuing study, and act as a valuable point of reference for readers concerned more generally with Shakespeare's art and language. Colin Burrow's good sense, tact and balance as aneditor are deeply impressive.' -H. R. Woudhuysen, Times Literary SupplementThis is the only fully annotated and modernized edition to bring together Shakespeare's Sonnets as well as all his poems (including those attributed to him after his death). A full introduction discusses his development as a poet, and how the poems relate to his plays; detailed notes explain the language and allusions in clear modern English. While accessibly written, the edition takes account of the most recent scholarship and criticism.
Songs and Sonnets by William Shakespeare ...
The Complete Sonnets and Poems
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780198184317
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
'This Complete Sonnets and Poems is a distinguished addition to a distinguished series. It will repay continuing study, and act as a valuable point of reference for readers concerned more generally with Shakespeare's art and language. Colin Burrow's good sense, tact and balance as aneditor are deeply impressive.' -H. R. Woudhuysen, Times Literary SupplementThis is the only fully annotated and modernized edition to bring together Shakespeare's Sonnets as well as all his poems (including those attributed to him after his death). A full introduction discusses his development as a poet, and how the poems relate to his plays; detailed notes explain the language and allusions in clear modern English. While accessibly written, the edition takes account of the most recent scholarship and criticism.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780198184317
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
'This Complete Sonnets and Poems is a distinguished addition to a distinguished series. It will repay continuing study, and act as a valuable point of reference for readers concerned more generally with Shakespeare's art and language. Colin Burrow's good sense, tact and balance as aneditor are deeply impressive.' -H. R. Woudhuysen, Times Literary SupplementThis is the only fully annotated and modernized edition to bring together Shakespeare's Sonnets as well as all his poems (including those attributed to him after his death). A full introduction discusses his development as a poet, and how the poems relate to his plays; detailed notes explain the language and allusions in clear modern English. While accessibly written, the edition takes account of the most recent scholarship and criticism.
The Songs, Poems and Sonnets of Wm. Shakespeare
The Songs, Poems, and Sonnets of William Shakespeare
Love Poems & Sonnets of William Shakespeare
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0307823679
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The greatest sonnets ever written, by the greatest poet and playwright in the English language
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0307823679
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The greatest sonnets ever written, by the greatest poet and playwright in the English language
Pop Sonnets
Author: Erik Didriksen
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 1594748292
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
A Goodreads Choice Award nominee The Bard meets the Backstreet Boys in this collection of 100 classic pop songs reimagined as Shakespearean sonnets This hilarious book of poetry transforms disco staples, classic rock anthems, and recent chart-toppers into hilarious iambic pentameter! All your favorite songs are here, including hits by Jay-Z, Johnny Cash, Katy Perry, Michael Jackson, Talking Heads, and many others. An entertaining journey into the world of Elizabethan poetry, and based on the immensely popular Tumblr of the same name, Pop Sonnets is the perfect gift for Shakespeare fans and music lovers alike. “Ever wonder what Taylor Swift and Beyoncé would sound like in iambic pentameter? We hadn’t either, but now we can't get enough.” —TIME
Publisher: Quirk Books
ISBN: 1594748292
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
A Goodreads Choice Award nominee The Bard meets the Backstreet Boys in this collection of 100 classic pop songs reimagined as Shakespearean sonnets This hilarious book of poetry transforms disco staples, classic rock anthems, and recent chart-toppers into hilarious iambic pentameter! All your favorite songs are here, including hits by Jay-Z, Johnny Cash, Katy Perry, Michael Jackson, Talking Heads, and many others. An entertaining journey into the world of Elizabethan poetry, and based on the immensely popular Tumblr of the same name, Pop Sonnets is the perfect gift for Shakespeare fans and music lovers alike. “Ever wonder what Taylor Swift and Beyoncé would sound like in iambic pentameter? We hadn’t either, but now we can't get enough.” —TIME
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Songs, Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Author: Dennis Kay
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN: 9780805716498
Category : Sonnets, English
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The most celebrated of all English playwrights, William Shakespeare was originally best known for his poetry. Even today, The Sonnets is still his best-selling work throughout the world. In his own day, his narrative poems, Venus and Adonis and Lucrece, were published often and widely quoted and were the mainstays of his reputation as a writer. In this introductory study, Dennis Kay uncovers the underlying reason for the extraordinary success of Shakespeare's poetic works. In the process he explores not only their place in the culture of early modern England but also the traditions that have helped them to endure. This book is directed toward all readers of Shakespeare. Newcomers will find it a concise and accessible overview of current approaches to his poetry, including questions of history, gender, and literary culture. For more advanced readers, William Shakespeare: Sonnets and Poems offers numerous fresh textual and historical insights.
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN: 9780805716498
Category : Sonnets, English
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The most celebrated of all English playwrights, William Shakespeare was originally best known for his poetry. Even today, The Sonnets is still his best-selling work throughout the world. In his own day, his narrative poems, Venus and Adonis and Lucrece, were published often and widely quoted and were the mainstays of his reputation as a writer. In this introductory study, Dennis Kay uncovers the underlying reason for the extraordinary success of Shakespeare's poetic works. In the process he explores not only their place in the culture of early modern England but also the traditions that have helped them to endure. This book is directed toward all readers of Shakespeare. Newcomers will find it a concise and accessible overview of current approaches to his poetry, including questions of history, gender, and literary culture. For more advanced readers, William Shakespeare: Sonnets and Poems offers numerous fresh textual and historical insights.
Dee-Coding Shakespeare
Author: Alan William Green
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781480077805
Category : Logic puzzles
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Revolutionary new discoveries reveal the actual location where (according to coded information embedded in the poet's church) the great Bard himself has left physical evidence that promises to finally end the persistent controversy concerning his identity. What is hidden at Stratford could well be the greatest story Shakespeare ever wrote! Unlike anything you've ever read about him, 'Dee-Coding Shakespeare' is an exquisite cryptographic maze and includes over 20 gorgeous, full-page photographs of Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. The reader is taken on a breath-taking journey of discovery and invited to be part of history by solving the mystery themselves. Forty puzzles take just a couple of minutes each to work out and result in a stunning conclusion that will shake the halls of academia and bring new life to our appreciation of the most enduring literary genius the world has ever known. The Bard will never be the same ... to-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781480077805
Category : Logic puzzles
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Revolutionary new discoveries reveal the actual location where (according to coded information embedded in the poet's church) the great Bard himself has left physical evidence that promises to finally end the persistent controversy concerning his identity. What is hidden at Stratford could well be the greatest story Shakespeare ever wrote! Unlike anything you've ever read about him, 'Dee-Coding Shakespeare' is an exquisite cryptographic maze and includes over 20 gorgeous, full-page photographs of Holy Trinity Church, Stratford. The reader is taken on a breath-taking journey of discovery and invited to be part of history by solving the mystery themselves. Forty puzzles take just a couple of minutes each to work out and result in a stunning conclusion that will shake the halls of academia and bring new life to our appreciation of the most enduring literary genius the world has ever known. The Bard will never be the same ... to-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow.