Complete Sonnets and Poems: The Oxford ShakespeareThe ^AComplete Sonnets and Poems (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199535795 ISBN 13: 9780199535798

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2008

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet and playwright widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language, as well as one of the greatest in Western literature, and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

Review:

`'it was a brilliant idea to produce the narrative poems and sonnets as a single edition....[Burrow's] book-length introduction [is] the best study there is of Shakespeare as a poet.'

'if the bookshelf had room for only one edition of Shakespeare's poems, Burrow's would be the one''
Stephen Orgel, London Review of Books

`'it is a superb edition, beautifully conceived, learned, intelligent, generous, judicious; but most impressive in the way it locates Shakespeare's poems in relation to each other and to his career.'
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Stephen Orgel

`'lucid, acute, to the point, and often amusing . . . a distinguished addition to a distinguished series.''
Henry Woudhuysen, Times Literary Supplement

`'Colin Burrow's good sense, tact and balance as an editor are deeply impressive.''
Henry Woudhuysen, Times Literary Supplement

`the best edition of these (mostly) cracking poems'
Evening Standard

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0199535795
• ISBN 13: 9780199535798
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 768
• Editor: Burrow Colin