The Complete Sonnets and Poems
Author | : William Shakespeare |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 768 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : 019818431X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780198184317 |
Rating | : 4/5 (1X Downloads) |
Book excerpt: 'This Complete Sonnets and Poems is a distinguished addition to a distinguished series. It will repay continuing study, and act as a valuable point of reference for readers concerned more generally with Shakespeare's art and language. Colin Burrow's good sense, tact and balance as aneditor are deeply impressive.' -H. R. Woudhuysen, Times Literary SupplementThis 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). A full introduction discusses his development as a poet, and how the poems relate to his plays; detailed notes explain the language and allusions in clear modern English. While accessibly written, the edition takes account of the most recent scholarship and criticism.