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Poems

Third Series
By William Shakespeare
Series: The Arden Shakespeare Third Series
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In 1593 William Shakespeare found himself famous for his poem Venus and Adonis, a work celebrated for its comic, erotic, and tragic elements. The 1594 publication of The Rape of Lucrece, a dark and richly descriptive poem, secured his reputation as 'Sweet Master Shakespeare', a leading non-dramatic poet of Elizabethan England. This volume includes these and other shorter poems that showcase Shakespeare's versatility and poetic prowess. Some poems, such as the enigmatic Phoenix and Turtle, present interpretative challenges regarding meaning, authorship, and authenticity. Comprehensive annotations and a detailed introduction provide context, linking these works with Shakespeare's broader literary career as a playwright.
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This volume is ideal for Shakespeare enthusiasts, scholars, students, and readers interested in Elizabethan poetry and literary history. It suits those seeking both authoritative textual scholarship and insightful literary analysis.

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In 1593, Shakespeare awoke and found himself famous. Lines from his comic, erotic, tragic poem Venus and Adonis were on everyone's lips. The appearance in 1594 of the darkly reflective and richly descriptive Rape of Lucrece confirmed his fame as "Sweet Master Shakespeare," Elizabethan England's most brilliant non-dramatic poet.

Shorter poems in this volume testify further to Shakespeare's versatility and to his poetic fame. Some, like the much-debated Phoenix and Turtle, pose problems of meaning; others raise questions about authorship and authenticity. Detailed annotation and a full introduction seek to resolve such difficulties while also locating Shakespeare's poems in their literary context, which includes his own career as a playwright.

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Duncan-Jones and Woudhuysen are praised as winning advocates for the poems' verbal charm, formal sophistication, and intellectual skill. The New Criterion highlights their editorial excellence. Project Muse notes that Shakespeare scholars will greatly appreciate the insightful interpretations and careful textual work. Gregory Doran, Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, calls this the most thorough and authoritative account of Shakespeare's narrative poems available. Maria Fleischhack of Leipzig University comments that this Arden edition makes Shakespeare's less known texts wonderfully accessible through its clear introduction, appendix, and notes.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781903436875

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 September 2007

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: The Arden Shakespeare

Contributors:

  • Edited by Prof Katherine Duncan-Jones
  • Edited by H. R. Woudhuysen

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 668g

Pages: 616

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Arts & Culture Classic Poetry Non-Fiction Series: The Arden Shakespeare Third Series William Shakespeare

About the Author

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English dramatist, poet, and actor, generally regarded as the greatest playwright of all time. Henry Woudhuysen is Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford, UK. Katherine Duncan-Jones was Professor of Early Modern English at Somerville College, University of Oxford, UK. Publications include Shakespeare's Sonnets (The Arden Shakespeare, 1997) and the critically acclaimed biography Shakespeare: An Ungentle Life (The Arden Shakespeare, 2010).

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