The Complete Sonnets and Poems (Oxford World's Classics)
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...
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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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780199535798 (0199535795)
ASIN: 199535795
Publish date: April 17th 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pages no: 750
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Academic,
Reference,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Romance,
Anthologies,
Plays,
Collections,
College,
Poetry,
17th Century
Excluding the two major narrative poems: Snooze. It's not bad, just boring. These days only two kinds of people genuinely like these; those who can cope with Love and the Moon poetry, which, thematically, has been losing ground on my attention since I became an adult and those who are obsessed wit...
This review should sum it up: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77941316As for the rest (excluding the sonnets), they are fine, but so long. On the over all, I am more or less unable to appreciate Shakespeare's poetry, just as I was more or less unable to appreciate the bulk of his plays. The poe...
This is a seriously wonderful edition--the glossing is actually quite helpful, and the introduction is thoroughly researched and wide-reaching in both its historical situating of the poems as well as the elements at work in the poems.