Complete Sonnets and Poems The Oxford Shakespeare

by Shakespeare, William; Burrow, Colin

• ISBN13: 9780191732324
• ISBN10: 019173232X
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2012-09-06
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Introduction
Shakespeare the Poet
Venus and Adonis
Publication and Date of Composition
Dedication
Literary Milieu

Lucrece
Publication and Date of Composition
The Argument, Sources, and Politics
Reading (in) Lucrece
Rape and Consent

The Passionate Pilgrim
'Let the bird of loudest lay'
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Publication and Circulation
Dedication
Date and Sequence
Sources
Reading the Sonnets

A Lover's Complaint
Date and Attribution
The Poem and its Context

Poems Attributed to Shakespeare in the Seventeenth Century
'Shall I die?'
A Funeral Elegy

Editorial Procedures
Abbreviations and References

VENUS AND ADONIS
LUCRECE
THE PASSIONATE PILGRIM

'LET THE BIRD OF LOUDEST LAY'
SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS
A LOVER'S COMPLAINT

Appendix
Poems Attributed to Shakespeare in the Seventeenth Century

Index
Index of First Lines