Bibliograph

Shakespeare on love, edited by Stephen Brennan

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Shakespeare on love, edited by Stephen Brennan

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Shakespeare on love

Responsibility statement

edited by Stephen Brennan

Summary

"Shall we compare thee to a summer's day". William Shakespeare is ubiquitous throughout the Western world as the master of the written word, and the above-quoted "Sonnet 18" is celebrated as one of the most exquisite love poems of all time. Love comes in all forms-friendly, familial, unrequited, and lustful--and impressively, the bard's canon works with them all. His views on love--whether they be amorous and passionate or obsessive and unsettling--are provocative to the mind and imagination. The modern reader will recognize poignant turns of phrase--though still used today, they originated from Shakespeare--known for inventing much of the modern English vocabulary. Shakespeare on Love draws from the entire Shakespeare canon: love sonnets, plays, and songs. Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and countless others all have their place. In one complete volume, discover the lyrical, the funny, the lewd, and the idolatrous passages on love as composed by the most influential writer of the English language

Table Of Contents

Smote by love -- Love's seductions -- Love in action (acts of love) -- Inconstant love -- Love's recriminations -- Lovers' parting -- Love's reconciliations -- The hope of love

Target audience

adult

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