The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint
When this volume of Shakespeare's poems first appeared in 1609, he had already written most of the great plays that made him famous. The 154 sonnets - all but two of which are addressed to a beautiful young man or a treacherous 'dark lady' - contain some of the most exquisite and haunting poetry ever written, and deal with eternal subjects such as love and infidelity, memory and mortality, and the destruction wreaked by Time. Also included is A Lover's Complaint, originally published with the sonnets, in which a young woman is overheard lamenting her betrayal by a heartless seducer.
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The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint
When this volume of Shakespeare's poems first appeared in 1609, he had already written most of the great plays that made him famous. The 154 sonnets - all but two of which are addressed to a beautiful young man or a treacherous 'dark lady' - contain some of the most exquisite and haunting poetry ever written, and deal with eternal subjects such as love and infidelity, memory and mortality, and the destruction wreaked by Time. Also included is A Lover's Complaint, originally published with the sonnets, in which a young woman is overheard lamenting her betrayal by a heartless seducer.
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The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint

The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint

The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint

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Overview

When this volume of Shakespeare's poems first appeared in 1609, he had already written most of the great plays that made him famous. The 154 sonnets - all but two of which are addressed to a beautiful young man or a treacherous 'dark lady' - contain some of the most exquisite and haunting poetry ever written, and deal with eternal subjects such as love and infidelity, memory and mortality, and the destruction wreaked by Time. Also included is A Lover's Complaint, originally published with the sonnets, in which a young woman is overheard lamenting her betrayal by a heartless seducer.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780141914664
Publisher: Penguin UK
Publication date: 08/26/2004
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 464
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

About The Author

William Shakespeare is the most revered English playright. His plays include Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Hamlet and King Lear.

John Kerrigan is a lecturer in English at Cambridge University.

Date of Death:

2018

Place of Birth:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Place of Death:

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Table of Contents

Introduction7
Further Reading65
The Sonnets75
A Lover's Complaint155
Commentary167
An Account of the Text427
Variant and Further Sonnets441
Index of Sonnet First Lines455
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