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The Poems: Venus and Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece, The Phoenix and the Turtle, The Passionate Pilgrim, A Lover's Complaint

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Poems: Venus and Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece, The Phoenix and the Turtle, The Passionate Pilgrim, A Lover's Complaint
Authors and Contributors      By (author) William Shakespeare
Edited by John Roe
SeriesThe New Cambridge Shakespeare
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:326
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 153
Category/GenrePoetry by individual poets
Shakespeare plays
ISBN/Barcode 9780521671620
ClassificationsDewey:821.3
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
General
Edition 2nd Revised edition
Illustrations 5 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 1 June 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This second edition of Shakespeare's narrative poems contains an introductory section on recent critical interpretations. Fully annotated and introduced, it includes all the poems which can be confidently assigned to Shakespeare, excluding the Sonnets: Venus and Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece, The Phoenix and the Turtle, The Passionate Pilgrim and A Lover's Complaint. An updated reading list completes the edition.

Reviews

'John Roe offers without doubt the best treatment of the poems for many years ...' The Year's Work in Modern Languages