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Series
Publisher
Washington Square Press
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
The language of Shakespeare's Sonnets, like that of poetry in general, is both highly compressed and highly structured. While most often discussed in terms of its images and its metrical and other formal structures, the language of the Sonnets, like that of Shakespeare's plays, also repays close attention to such basic linguistic elements as words, word order, and sentence structure. Shakespeare's words: Because Shakespeare's sonnets were written...
Author
Publisher
Cider Mill
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The First-ever, fully illustrated collector's edition of William Shakespeare's celebrated sonnets! In celebration of the momentous 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death in April 2016, this enhanced edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets features gorgeous full-color artwork throughout that brings The Bard's timeless words to life like never before!
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Language
English
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Description
The Sonnets compiles 154 Sonnets written by Shakespeare on all manner of themes from love and fidelity to politics and lineage. Many of the sonnets - in particular the first 17, commonly called the procreation sonnets - were commissioned, a fact which calls a simple, romantic reading into question.
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