Sonnets |
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Author:
| Shakespeare, William |
Introduction by:
| Greer, Germaine |
Series title: | Vintage Classics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-09-951886-0 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2009 |
Publisher: | Penguin Random House
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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INTRODUCTION BY GERMAINE GREER Shakespeare's sonnets are lyrical, haunting, beautiful and often breath-taking, representing one of the finest bodies of poetry ever penned. They demonstrate the writer's 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 summer's day? - others unexpected, but together they form an extraordinary meditation on...
More DescriptionINTRODUCTION BY GERMAINE GREER
Shakespeare's sonnets are lyrical, haunting, beautiful and often breath-taking, representing one of the finest bodies of poetry ever penned. They demonstrate the writer's 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 summer's day? - others unexpected, but together they form an extraordinary meditation on the nature of love, lust, beauty and time.