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Title: The Sonnets (Pelican Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare, Stephen Orgel, John Hollander ISBN: 0-14-071453-7 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Classic poetry
Comment: The sonnet is one of the more difficult-to-write forms of poetry, with very strict rules on rhyming and lines, and that makes Shakespeare's collection of sonnets all the more impressive. Shakespeare sprinkled his various plays with poetry and songs, but there is something of a different flavor to these works.
Titleless, identified only by numbers, these poems have vivid metaphors and imagery ("let not winter's ragged hand deface," "gold candles fix'd in heaven's air"). The tone of the poetry varies from one sonnet to the next; sometimes it focuses on old age, to love that "looks upon tempests and is not shaken," and simple expressions that can't really be interpreted any other way. Some of it is pretty well-known ("Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?/Thou art more lovely and more temperate") but most of them you won't have seen before.
Even if you're not normally a fan of poetry, the delicate touch of Shakespeare's words is worth checking into. Fantastic.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great find - It's both volumes
Comment: This edition of the sonnets is one of the most important and the description on Amazon is misleading - It is actually both volumes 24 and 25 bound together so you get the complete set It's hard to find this book so it is a great find in this version
Rating: 5
Summary: Beautiful Collection
Comment: Shakespeare's amazing Sonnets are compiled here in this wonderful volume, a great addition to anyone's bookshelf. If you love Shakespeare, then this is a must-have book.
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Title: The Caedmon Poetry Collection: A Century of Poets Reading Their Work by Various ISBN: 0694522783 Publisher: HarperAudio Pub. Date: 25 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Seven Ages: An Anthology of Poetry With Music by Naxos Audio ISBN: 9626341890 Publisher: Naxos Audio Books Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.98 |
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Title: Shakespeare: Audio Collection by William Shakespeare, Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Mitchell ISBN: 0694522708 Publisher: HarperAudio Pub. Date: December, 1999 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Fifty Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickenson, Emily Dickinson, Joan Allen, Stephanie Beacham ISBN: 193105682X Publisher: New Millennium Audio Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Great Historical Shakespeare Recordings and a Miscellany by Henry Irving, William Shakespeare, Various Artists ISBN: 9626342005 Publisher: Naxos Audio Books Pub. Date: September, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.98 |
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