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The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) William Shakespeare
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Edited by John Kerrigan
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Introduction by John Kerrigan
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Notes by John Kerrigan
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:464 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Poetry by individual poets
Shakespeare plays |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780140436846
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| Classifications | Dewey:821.3 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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| Imprint |
Penguin Classics
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| Publication Date |
29 April 1999 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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.
Author Biography
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.
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