A companion to Shakespeare's sonnets.9781405121552 A companion to Shakespeare's sonnets Shakespeare's sonnets, or simply The Sonnets, is a collection of poems in sonnet form written by William Shakespeare that deal with such themes as love, beauty, politics, and mortality. They were probably written over a period of several years. . Ed. by Michael Schoenfeldt. Blackwell Black·well , Elizabeth 1821-1910. British-born American physician who was the first woman to be awarded a medical doctorate in modern times (1849). Publishing 2007 521 pages $149.95 Hardcover Blackwell companions to literature and culture; 45 PR2848 In this collection of essays, Shakespeare scholars attempt to answer questions about how to read the sonnets and in what context their accomplishments are most apparent. The essays demonstrate the ways the sonnets provide a mirror in which cultures can read their own critical biases and the ways the poems tease tease (tez) to pull apart gently with fine needles to permit microscopic examination. tease v. readers with the prospect of learning something about the inner life of the enigmatic en·ig·mat·ic or en·ig·mat·i·cal adj. Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling: a professor's enigmatic grading system. See Synonyms at ambiguous. author. Taking into account both past and recent research and theories, the contributors also consider the form, sequence and content of the sonnets, their literary context, and their publication history. Schoenfeldt (English and humanities, U. of Michigan) has included the text of the 1609 quarto quar·to n. pl. quar·tos 1. The page size obtained by folding a whole sheet into four leaves. 2. A book composed of pages of this size. volume, which he discusses in his introduction. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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