Complete Sonnets and Poems: The Oxford ShakespeareThe ^AComplete Sonnets and Poems

by William Shakespeare, Colin Burrow (Editor)

Overview

This 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) in one volume. A full introduction discusses his development as a poet, and how the poems relate to the plays, and detailed notes explain the language and allusions. While accessibly written, the edition takes account of the most recent scholarship and criticism.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199535798
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/15/2008
Series:	Oxford World's Classics Series
Pages:	768
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.60(h) x 1.50(d)
Age Range:	15 - 18 Years

About the Author

Widely esteemed as the greatest writer in the English language, William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an actor and theatrical producer in addition to writing plays and sonnets. Dubbed "The Bard of Avon," Shakespeare oversaw the building of the Globe Theatre in London, where a number of his plays were staged, the best-known of which include Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth. The First Folio, a printed book of 36 of his comedies, tragedies, and history plays, was published in 1623.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Introduction
Shakespeare the Poet
Venus and Adonis
Publication and Date of Composition
Dedication
Literary Milieu

Lucrece
Publication and Date of Composition
The Argument, Sources, and Politics
Reading (in) Lucrece
Rape and Consent

The Passionate Pilgrim
'Let the bird of loudest lay'
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Publication and Circulation
Dedication
Date and Sequence
Sources
Reading the Sonnets

A Lover's Complaint
Date and Attribution
The Poem and its Context

Poems Attributed to Shakespeare in the Seventeenth Century
'Shall I die?'
A Funeral Elegy

Editorial Procedures
Abbreviations and References

VENUS AND ADONIS
LUCRECE
THE PASSIONATE PILGRIM

'LET THE BIRD OF LOUDEST LAY'
SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS
A LOVER'S COMPLAINT

Appendix
Poems Attributed to Shakespeare in the Seventeenth Century

Index
Index of First Lines