The SonnetsPenguin, 1999 M03 1 - 272 pages The Signet Classic Shakespeare Series—the work of the world’s greatest dramatist edited by outstanding scholars “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”, “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”—these are some of the most famous lines in all of literature. Originally published in 1609, here are the Bard’s 154 sonnets which cover themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty, and mortality. This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes: • An overview of William Shakespeare’s life, world, and sonnets • A special introduction to the sonnets by W. H. Auden • Literary criticism from William Empson, Hallett Smith, Winifred M. T. Nowottny, and Helen Vendler • Detailed footnotes at the bottom of each page of the sonnets • Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable format • Recommended readings |
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... Elizabethan Poetry 181 WINIFRED M. T. NOWOTTNY Formal Elements in Sonnets 1-6 185 Shakespeare's Sonnets : HELEN VENDLER Sonnet 116 195 Suggested References 202 Index of First Lines 204 Shakespeare: An Overview Biographical Sketch ...
... Elizabethan Poetry 181 WINIFRED M. T. NOWOTTNY Formal Elements in Sonnets 1-6 185 Shakespeare's Sonnets : HELEN VENDLER Sonnet 116 195 Suggested References 202 Index of First Lines 204 Shakespeare: An Overview Biographical Sketch ...
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Contents
An Overview | vii |
Introduction | xxxvii |
The Sonnets | 13 |
Textual Note | 155 |
Suggested References | 202 |
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alter argument beauteous beauty's canst cold conceit couplet dear death dost thou doth edge of doom edition Elizabethan emended face fair false Falstaff faults flower Francis Meres give grace hast hath heart Helen Vendler Henry imagery lily live look Loue love’s Love's Labor's Lost lover man’s marriage marriage of true mayst meaning metaphors mistress Muse nature Nature's niggard night Noble Kinsmen perhaps person Petrarchan Petrarchan sonnet pity plays poem poet praise prince prove published quatrain refutation rhymes seems sense sestet sexual Shake Shakespeare's Sonnets shame Sonnet 20 Sonnet 54 speaker star Stratford summer tell thine eyes things thou art thou dost thought thy beauty thy love thy sweet thyself Time's tion true minds truth verse virtue W. H. Auden William Shakespeare woman words write written young youth