THE SONNETS (First UK paperback edition - first printing of Everyman's Library series No. 1168)

William Shakespeare (Introduction by M. R. Ridley)

ISBN 10: 0460011685 / ISBN 13: 9780460011686

Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. (Everyman's Library), London, 1976

About this Item

First printing of the first UK paperback edition, published in J. M. Dent's Everyman's Library series (No. 1168) in 1976. With a four-page Introduction by M. R. Ridley. ***Near fine in matt card illustrated covers. The covers are virtually fine with just some light rubbing at the edges. No tears or creases. Spine tight without any reading creases. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean with no annotations or foxing. The paper stock and the inside of the covers have tanned slightly with age. No creases or tears. ***viii preliminary pages plus 87 pages including 5pp of Index of First Lines at the back of the book. 180mm x 114mm. ***'This new Everyman edition follows the order of the first edition of "The Sonnets," printed in 1609.' (Quote taken from the back cover) ***'Shakespeare's sonnets are considered a continuation of the sonnet tradition that swept through the Renaissance from Petrarch in 14th-century Italy and was finally introduced in 16th-century England by Thomas Wyatt and was given its rhyming metre and division into quatrains by Henry Howard. With few exceptions, Shakespeare's sonnets observe the stylistic form of the English sonnet?the rhyme scheme, the 14 lines, and the metre. But, Shakespeare's sonnets introduce significant departures of content. Instead of expressing worshipful love for an almost goddess-like yet unobtainable female love-object, as Petrarch, Dante, and Philip Sidney had done, Shakespeare introduces a young man. He also introduces the Dark Lady. Shakespeare explores themes such as lust, homoeroticism, misogyny, infidelity, and acrimony.' (Wiki) ***First printing of the first UK paperback edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets. Uncommon in this edition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE SONNETS (First UK paperback edition - first printing of Everyman's Library series No. 1168)
• Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. (Everyman's Library), London
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0460011685
• ISBN 13: 9780460011686
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First UK Paperback Edition
• Printing: First Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Editions
  • Literature in Translation
  • Collectable Paperbacks

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Synopsis

All 154 of Shakespeare's sonnets are presented here in a beautiful gift book.Illustrated in black-and-white. Perfect for Valentine's Day or any day of theyears. 112 pp.

Book Description

Like the plays in the Cambridge School Shakespeare series, The Sonnets has been specially prepared to help all students in schools and colleges. Each sonnet is presented with accompanying material which aims to enrich your own experience of the poem, whilst leaving you to make your own mind up about the sonnet rather than having someone else's interpretation and judgement handed down to you. You will find help with unfamiliar words, with imagery, and with other 'poetic' features, as well as suggestions for practical work.