Shakespeare's Sonnets amd PoemsA bestselling, beautifully designed edition of William Shakespeare’s sonnets and poems, complete with valuable tools for educators. The authoritative edition of Shakespeare’s Sonnets and Poems from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes: -Full explanatory notes conveniently linked to the text of each sonnet and poem -A brief introduction to each sonnet and poem, providing insight into its possible meaning -An index of first lines -Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books -An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the sonnets The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit Folger.edu. |
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... desire increase " ) , each of the words fairest , creatures , and increase carries multiple relevant senses ; when these combine with each other , the range of significations in this single line is enormous . In Shakespeare's day , the ...
... desire increase " ) , each of the words fairest , creatures , and increase carries multiple relevant senses ; when these combine with each other , the range of significations in this single line is enormous . In Shakespeare's day , the ...
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... desires a specific unopened rosebud, rather than one of the rosebush's opened flowers, may have implications for the word bud in line 11.) The word rose, then, gains its multiple resonances by referring to both a flower and its bush and ...
... desires a specific unopened rosebud, rather than one of the rosebush's opened flowers, may have implications for the word bud in line 11.) The word rose, then, gains its multiple resonances by referring to both a flower and its bush and ...
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... desire increase from fairest creatures” into “From fairest creatures we desire increase” (s. 1.1) has a significant effect on the rhythm of the line and places the emphasis of the sentence immediately on the “fairest” creature who will ...
... desire increase from fairest creatures” into “From fairest creatures we desire increase” (s. 1.1) has a significant effect on the rhythm of the line and places the emphasis of the sentence immediately on the “fairest” creature who will ...
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... are found . I We have also consulted the computerized text of the Quarto provided by the Text Archive of the Oxford University Computing Centre , to which we are grateful . SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS 1 From fairest creatures we desire increase ,
... are found . I We have also consulted the computerized text of the Quarto provided by the Text Archive of the Oxford University Computing Centre , to which we are grateful . SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS 1 From fairest creatures we desire increase ,
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William Shakespeare Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Werstine. SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS 1 From fairest creatures we desire increase , That thereby.
William Shakespeare Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Werstine. SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS 1 From fairest creatures we desire increase , That thereby.
Contents
Two Sonnets from The Passionate Pilgrim | 155 |
Commentary | 158 |
Sonnet 1 | 171 |
Longer Notes | 191 |
Shakespeares Poems | 191 |
Shakespeares Lucrece | 183 |
Commentary | 189 |
Longer Notes | 388 |
Shakespeares The Phoenix and Turtle | 380 |
Venus and Adonis and Lucrece An Introduction to This Text Shakespeares Venus and Adonis Venus and Adonis | 421 |
Commentary Longer Notes | 428 |
Sonnet 124 | 447 |
Index of First Lines of Shakespeares Sonnets | 451 |
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Common terms and phrases
Antanaclasis beauty beloved beloved's birds blood blush breath cheeks Collatine color dead death deed desire dost doth editors excuse eyes face fair false faults fear fire flowers Folger Shakespeare Library foul give goddess grief hand hast hate hath heart honor kill king kiss language light lips live longer note looks love's Love's Labor's Lost lover Lucrece Lucrece's lust meaning metaphor mind mistress night Ovid painting perhaps phoenix picture pity plays poem poet poet's poetic polyptoton poor praise Priam proud Q corr Q uncorr Quarto quoth rape Roman Sextus Tarquinius sexual shadow Shakespeare Shakespeare's Sonnets shalt shame sight Sonnet 58 Sonnet 99 sorrow soul stain stanza story sweet Tarquin tears thee thine things thou art thought Time's tongue treasure Troy unto Venus and Adonis verse virtue weeping William Shakespeare wordplay words young youth