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1) The sonnets
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"The Sonnets of William Shakespeare, a cycle of 154 linked poems, were first published in 1609. Filled with ideas about love, beauty and mortality, the sonnets are written in the same beautiful and innovative language that we have come to know from Shakespeare's plays. The first 126 sonnets are addressed to a young man known as the 'Fair Youth', while others are directed at a 'Rival Poet', and a 'Dark Lady'. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition...
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The authoritative edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes: -Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on the facing page of each sonnet -A brief introduction to each sonnet, 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...
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Complete Sonnets is a collection of 154 poems written by William Shakespeare, first published in 1609. They are considered to be the greatest sonnets and poems ever written, by the greatest poet and playwright in the English language. This powerful, thought-provoking collection is for anyone interested in exploring the themes of love, desire, and the human condition. Over 150 deal with love, friendship, death, the passage of time, and the nature of...
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Sonnets from the Portuguese (1850) is a collection of sonnets by English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Written between 1845 and 1846, Sonnets from the Portuguese is a series of love poems written by Browning to her husband, the prominent Victorian poet Robert Browning. Although Elizabeth was initially unsure of the poems, Robert encouraged their publication, suggesting she title them to make readers believe they were translations and not personal...
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From the Back Cover: William Shakespeare portrayed the sweeping emotions of love like no other poet. Here is a beautiful collection of thirty of the bard's most romantic sonnets-timeless musings on affection and longing, passion and desire-paired with modern illustrations by Caitlin Keegan. A beautiful blend of old and new, this is the perfect expression of love for any occasion.
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2009 marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of William Shakespeare's Sonnets. For centuries, there has been a raging debate about whether or not Shakespeare was a spiritual person and the extent, to which he used the Bible as a source and inspiration in his work. While Shakespeare's plays have garnered much of the attention, discussions have seldom presented a complete exploration of his Sonnets. This book gives a detailed examination of Shakespeare's...
14) Complete poems
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This is a collection of all of Shakespeare's nondramatic verse, from his narrative poems to his intricate and emotionally complex sonnets.
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