The Sonnets and Narrative Poems - the Complete Non-Dramatic Poetry (Signet Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (585 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0451530896 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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“Shakespeare has deliberately opened up the two-character form he inherited and, as the dramatist he would become, populated the love-sequence in new and drastically more interesting ways In inventive metaphorical reach alone, Shakespeare excels his predecessors He makes the sonnet-voice ampler and more psychologically convincing than ever before.” –from the Introduction by Helen Vendler
Paying Guest said Some much easier to memorize while walking. Over my years of teaching, I have memorized a couple dozen of these sonnets, on my morning walks. Some I learned in a two-mile walk, like the one on his own writing, "Why is my verse so barren of new pride?"(76). Others I have had to re-memorize every time I teach it, like "Some glory in their birth, some in their skill," (91). Their imbedded mnemonics vary greatly.When I have required Shakespeare classes to memorize a couple, students would often pick very difficult ones, not knowing they varied so.They only improve with familiarity as do many well-known poems. Ease of memorization is one criterion of poetic greatness, thou. Walker E. Rowe III said Erotic fair. No wonder we didn't read this in high school. Having read "A MidSummer's Night Dream" I knew that the bard could pen page after page of love-filled, alluring rhyming verse. But if that's what you fancy then you must read the sonnets and the long lyric poems contained in this Everyman's edition.I'm trying to commit sonnet #18 to memory. It famously starts "shall I compare these to a summer's day". These are among the greatest pick up lines of the 16th century.The sonnets are beautiful in their appreciation of love and the feminie form. Shakespeare must have been exactly as he was potrayed in the film "Shakespeare in Love": always on the prowl for females and continually . Josef Finsel said How do I love thee?. Shakespeare's sonnets and narrative poems are something that every well-versed romantic should have a copy of and this well priced and durable volume is great for reading and re-reading and marking up your favorite passages to memorize later.
With an introduction by W.H. Auden and commentary from Helen Vendler, among others, this volume presents all of Shakeseare's non-dramatic poetry in one place.
Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare's vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems; and 154 sonnets. His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was a poet, playw