The Royal Shakespeare Theatre Edition Of The Sonnets Of William Shakespeare
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Good condition with minor wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Previous author inscription. Binding: Intact hardcover binding. No stickers or labels visible.
A timeless treasury of verse, The Sonnets of William Shakespeare in this Royal Shakespeare Theatre Edition presents the complete sequence of 154 sonnets that stand as some of the most celebrated lyric poems in the English language. Written in the late 16th century, the sonnets chronicle themes of love, beauty, jealousy, time, and mortality with an intimacy and psychological depth that continues to resonate across centuries. Published by Shepheard-Walwyn of London, this prestige edition carries the authority of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, lending a distinguished theatrical heritage to Shakespeare's most personal body of work. The collection is divided into two sequences — the first addressed to a young man, the second to a mysterious Dark Lady — and together they constitute an unparalleled meditation on human desire and the power of poetry to immortalise beauty. Rich in metaphor and rhetorical brilliance, the sonnets remain essential reading for lovers of literature and students of the English poetic tradition alike.
Author: William Shakespeare
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, Shepheard-Walwyn, London
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Good condition with minor wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Previous author inscription. Binding: Intact hardcover binding. No stickers or labels visible.
A timeless treasury of verse, The Sonnets of William Shakespeare in this Royal Shakespeare Theatre Edition presents the complete sequence of 154 sonnets that stand as some of the most celebrated lyric poems in the English language. Written in the late 16th century, the sonnets chronicle themes of love, beauty, jealousy, time, and mortality with an intimacy and psychological depth that continues to resonate across centuries. Published by Shepheard-Walwyn of London, this prestige edition carries the authority of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, lending a distinguished theatrical heritage to Shakespeare's most personal body of work. The collection is divided into two sequences — the first addressed to a young man, the second to a mysterious Dark Lady — and together they constitute an unparalleled meditation on human desire and the power of poetry to immortalise beauty. Rich in metaphor and rhetorical brilliance, the sonnets remain essential reading for lovers of literature and students of the English poetic tradition alike.