Sonnets by William Shakespeare (English) Paperback Book

Description: Sonnets by William Shakespeare Some are familiar - Shall I compare thee to a summers day? - others unexpected, but together they form an extraordinary meditation on the nature of love, lust, beauty and time. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Shakespeares complete sonnets in one beautiful editionINTRODUCTION BY GERMAINE GREERShakespeares sonnets are lyrical, haunting, beautiful and often breath-taking, representing one of the finest bodies of poetry ever penned. They demonstrate the writers skill in capturing the full range of human emotions within a carefully prescribed form and creating something unique in every one. Some are familiar - Shall I compare thee to a summers day? - others unexpected, but together they form an extraordinary meditation on the nature of love, lust, beauty and time. Notes The complete collection. Despite dying in 1616, Shakespearess work is still being adapted for stage and screen and is still the inspiration for many contemporary writers and poets. Back Cover Every age has reinvented the Bard in its own image. Renaissance Man or post-modern angst... Shakespeare haunts our language Independent Shakespeares sonnets are lyrical, haunting, beautiful and often breath-taking, representing one of the finest bodies of poetry ever penned. They demonstrate the writers skill in capturing the full range of human emotions within a carefully prescribed form and creating something unique in every one. Some are familiar - Shall I compare thee to a summers day? - others unexpected, but together they form an extraordinary meditation on the nature of love, lust, beauty and time. Shakespeare was the most consumate genius of all time Peter Ackroyd Author Biography William Shakespeare (Author)William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, and was baptised on 26 April 1564. His father was a glove maker and wool merchant and his mother, Mary Arden, was the daughter of a well-to-do local land owner. Shakespeare was probably educated in Stratfords grammar school. In 1582 he married Anne Hathaway, and the couple had a daughter the following year and twins in 1585.Shakespeares theatrical life seems to have commenced around 1590. We do know that he was part of the Lord Chamberlains Company, which was renamed the Kings Company in 1603 when James I succeeded to the throne. The Company acquired interests in two theatres in the Southwark area of London, near the banks of the Thames - the Globe and the Blackfriars.Shakespeares poetry was published before his plays, with two poems appearing in 1593 and 1594, dedicated to his patron Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton. Most of Shakespeares sonnets were probably written at this time as well.Records of Shakespeares plays begin to appear in 1594, and he produced roughly two a year until around 1611. His earliest plays include Henry VI and Titus Andronicus. A Midsummer Nights Dream, The Merchant of Venice and Richard II all date from the mid to late 1590s. Some of his most famous tragedies were written in the early 1600s; these include Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth and Antony & Cleopatra. His late plays, often known as the Romances, date from 1608 onwards and include The Tempest.Shakespeare died on 23 April 1616 and was buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. The first collected edition of his works was published in 1623 and is known as the First Folio. Review The great master who knew everything...an unspeakable source of delightEvery age has reinvented the Bard in its own image. Renaissance Man or post-modern angst... Shakespeare haunts our language * Independent *Shakespeare was the most consummate genius of all timeDante and Shakespeare divide the modern world between them, there is no thirdEvery single character in Shakespeare is as much an Individual as those in Life itself Promotional The complete sonnets - available for the first time in Vintage Classics Review Text The great master who knew everything...an unspeakable source of delight Review Quote "The great master who knew everything . . . an unspeakable source of delight." Promotional "Headline" Shakespeares complete sonnets in one beautiful edition Details ISBN0099518864 Author William Shakespeare Short Title SONNETS Pages 176 Series Vintage Classics Language English ISBN-10 0099518864 ISBN-13 9780099518860 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 821.3 Year 2009 Imprint Vintage Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Death 1616 Tag vintageclassics Residence Stratford-Upon-The Avon St, ENK Audience Age 12-17 UK Release Date 2009-03-26 AU Release Date 2009-03-26 NZ Release Date 2009-03-26 Translator Natasha Randall Edited by Ana Sofia Ribeiro Birth 1970 Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Madison Position Former senior instructor and associate head, English (deceased) Qualifications PhD Publisher Vintage Publishing Publication Date 2009-03-26 Audience General Alternative 9781409075943 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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