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Overview

Folger Shakespeare Library

The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies

• Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on the page facing each sonnet

• A brief introduction to each sonnet, providing insight into its possible meaning

• An index of first lines

• An essay by Professor Lynne Magnusson, a leading Shakespeare scholar, providing a modern perspective on the poems

• Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780671722876
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster
  • Publication date: 1/6/2004
  • Format: Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition description: Reissue
  • Pages: 432
  • Sales rank: 264,305
  • Series: Folger Shakespeare Library Series
  • Product dimensions: 4.30 (w) x 6.70 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Meet the Author

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.

Barbara A. Mowat is Director of Academic Programs at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Editor of Shakespeare Quarterly, Chair of the Folger Institute, and author of The Dramaturgy of Shakespeare's Romances and of essays on Shakespeare's plays and on the editing of the plays.

Paul Werstine is Professor of English at King's College and the Graduate School of the University of Western Ontario, Canada. He is the author of many papers and articles on the printing and editing of Shakespeare's plays and was Associate Editor of the annual Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England from 1980 to 1989.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 1, 2002

    The Most Sublime Expressions of Love

    Shakespeare's magnificent sonnets represent the most sublime expressions of love ever set down in the English language. In the England of Shakespeare's day, sonnets were thought to be extraordinarily personal expressions of love and devotion and were usually only given to one's close friends and those whom one loved. Sonnets were not really written to be published and it is generally thought that Shakespeare did not prepare these sonnets for publication. Most of these sonnets, written between 1594 and 1597, are addressed to, or mention, a fair boy or a dark lady. Shakespeare never mentioned the name of the persons to whom the sonnets were addressed and so there has been much speculation as to their identity but no clear-cut answers. When studying the sonnets, it is impossible to single one out without reference to another. The full meaning of the sonnets really only becomes clear once they are considered together, as a whole. A sonnet with a certain meaning may be immediately followed by one that conveys just the opposite. The sonnets thus build on, cancel out and are formed by each other. Their meanings are entirely relative to what comes before and what goes after. The first 126 sonnets are clearly addressed to a young man, whom Shakespeare called 'beauty's rose.' It is clear that Shakespeare's love for this young boy is only platonic; in fact, in the first 27 sonnets he strongly urges the boy to get married and have children. Betrayal is the theme of the following 100 sonnets, as Shakespeare acknowledges the affairs of both the young boy and his mistress, mourns his absence and finally forgives the boy all of his various infidelities. The remaining sonnets talk of the dark lady and most people have presumed this to have been Shakespeare's own mistress. The sonnets describe a painful, but extremely loving and private, relationship. The word 'time,' is mentioned and discussed more than 80 times in the sonnets, often being personified and used as though it were a name. Shakespeare tells the young boy that time is causing him (Shakespeare) to grow old and to draw hideously close to death. Then he goes on to say that time, too, will eventually rob the young man of both his beauty and his youth. In fact, throughout the sonnets, Shakespeare presents time as both a protagonist and an aggressor. Many of the sonnets encourage the young boy to marry and have children as a way of combating the evils of time. When it becomes clear, however, that the boy is opposed to marriage, Shakespeare then encourages him to turn to the composition of poetry as a way of overcoming the tyranny of time. Sonnet 116 discusses the final opponent of time and the thing most effective in conquering it--Love. The foundation for this theme of love was built up gradually in several of the earlier sonnets in which Shakespeare comes to the conclusion that only love can shelter us from the ravages of both time and death. The conclusion he draws in Sonnet 116 is that love, despite time, is a constant. Once you are familiar with these gorgeous sonnets you will be able to read and understand them out of context. And, just because many of them were written for a young boy does not mean they are not love poetry of the highest order. Shakespeare stands alone, of course. These are the most sublime expressions of love ever recorded in the English language. Don't miss them.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 26, 2011

    Love

    I thought i loved william now but after his sonnets...im speechless

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  • Posted August 15, 2011

    Worth every penny

    This free version is riddled with typos, has no breaks at the end of each line, type sizes change from line to line, no glossary of more esoteric language. You paid nothing for it, and that's what it is worth.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted February 3, 2011

    Do not get the free versions

    Do not waste your time getting the free version of classics! They are not worth is. Either they do not open or the text/format is all messed up and there are random symbols through out the words/sentences. Kind of hard to read poetry when the format is all messed up... That aside, Shakespeare's sonnets are pretty good if you enjoy poetry.

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  • Posted February 2, 2009

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    A BRILLIANT READING OF SHAKESPEARE

    Tongue tied when it comes to telling someone how much you care? Send this audio book to that special person. You'll not only be thought romantic but erudite as well. After all, even at your best you probably couldn't come up with 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date.' These love poems have been extolled for over 400 years, quoted, misquoted, and copied. Written between 1593 - 1601, to a great degree the 154 sonnets reveal the Bard's thoughts on the perplexities of life - love, honor, rebirth. Perhaps most important to many we also find his attraction to the 'Dark Lady.' Is there a reference in Sonnet 151 with 'Love is too young to know what conscience is....'? All the world loves a mystery which may be why we're so fascinated by the Dark Lady. Her identity is unknown, it is not even known whether she was a real woman with whom Shakespeare had a relationship or a manifestation of his creativity. Some surmise that she was so called because her hair was black and her skin dusk colored, thus she was Spanish. Others posit that 'dark' did not refer to her appearance but rather to the black or dark feelings of desire. This discussion may go on indefinitely. Unfortunately, British actor Simon Callow's brilliant reading of the sonnets only lasts two hours. However, the replay button is at the ready. 'Shakespeare's Sonnets' is a keeper to be enjoyed over and over again. - Gail Cooke

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  • Posted April 11, 2012

    Great

    This is wonderful read for the nook!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 27, 2011

    Brilliant

    It's simply amazing and perfect to read when you desire something interesting, intruging, and plain beautiful. It's a must-have for all collections. And I'm only 16 years old!!!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 16, 2002

    Simply Magnificent !!

    The sonnets are inspiring and packed full of wisdom. I carry this book everywhere!!!

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