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1	So Long as Men Can Breathe: The Untold Story of Shakespeare's Sonnets more books like this by Clinton Heylin add to wishlist On the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare's "Sonnets" comes a fiercely entertaining literary detective story tracing their unusual history see all copies from $5.95! new only from $7.17! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Shakespeare's Sonnets more books like this by Paul Edmondson, Stanley Wells add to wishlist The sonnets are among the most accomplished and fascinating poems in the English language. They are central to an understanding of Shakespeare's work as a poet and poetic dramatist, and while their autobiographical relevance is uncertain, no account of Shakespeare's life can afford to ignore them. So many myths and superstitions have arisen around ... see all copies from $7.12! new only from $26.53!
3	Shakespeare's Sonnets more books like this by Dympna Callaghan add to wishlist This introduction provides a concise overview of the central issues and critical responses to Shakespeare's sonnets, looking at the themes, images, and structure of his work, as well as the social and historical circumstances surrounding their creation. This work explores the biographical mystery of the identities of the characters addressed. It ... see all copies from $11.26! new only from $18.75! \| SVS
4	Shakespearean Enigma and an Elizabethan Mania more books like this by John F Forbis add to wishlist Contents: Shakespearean enigma; sonnets; dark woman sonnets; Shakespeare the man; were the sonnets addressed to anyone; the dedication; other poems; the phoenix and the turtle; passionate pilgrim; lover's complaint; Shakespeare and Ben Jonson; poetaster; Jonson, the rival poet; an Elizabethan enigma; petrarch the source; English petrarchists: Sir ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $23.02! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Development of the Sonnet: An Introduction more books like this by Michael R G Spiller, Spiller Michael add to wishlist In this indispensible introductory study of the sonnet, Michael R.G. Spiller takes the reader on an illuminating guided tour. He begins with the invention of the sonnet in thirteenth-century Italy and traces its progress through to the time of Milton, showing how the form has developed and acquired the capacity to express lyrically 'the nature of ... see all copies from $30.69! new only from $39.28! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Shakespeare's Sonnets more books like this by Kenneth Muir add to wishlist This edition first published in 1979. Discussing Shakespeare's sonnets in relation to sonnets by Italian, French and English poets, Kenneth Muir shows how they were influenced by Shakespeare's reading of Sidney, Erasmus and Ovid and discusses their art in terms of construction, sound patterns and imagery. He considers the relationship of the ... see all copies from $14.99! new only from $183.98! \| first editions
7	William Shakespeare: Complete Sonnets more books like this by Deborah West (Editor) add to wishlist Each book in this established series contains the full and complete text, and is designed to motivate and encourage students who may be writing on these challenging writers for the first time. It contains useful notes to add depth and knowledge to students' understanding, comments to explain literacy and historical allusions, tasks to help ... see all copies from $10.68! new only from $14.97!
8	The Sense of Shakespeare's Sonnets more books like this by Edward Hubler add to wishlist Shakespeare, the man and his poetic sequence, is analyzed for clues to his character. The controversial interpretations of homosexuality are thoroughly reviewed. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
9	A Companion to Shakespeare's Sonnets more books like this by Michael Schoenfeldt (Editor) add to wishlist This Companion represents the myriad ways of thinking about the remarkable achievement of Shakespeare's sonnets. It is an authoritative reference guide and extended introduction to Shakespeare's sonnets. This work: contains more than 20 newly-commissioned essays by both established and younger scholars; considers the form, sequence, content, ... see all copies from $122.58! new only from $122.58! \| SVS
10	The master-mistress; a study of Shakespeare's Sonnets. more books like this by James Winny add to wishlist see all copies from $8.10! first editions \| SVS
11	The World of Shakespeare's Sonnets: An Introduction more books like this by Robert Matz add to wishlist Of Shakespeare's sonnets we know and appreciate many details - the crystalline meter, the exquisite diction, the exhilarating surprise of the "turn" in the final couplet. By contrast, we know very little of their subjects and motives. For this reason, this book does not approach the sonnets as Shakespearean autobiography. Instead, it delineates ... see all copies from $26.50! new only from $26.50!
12	Themes and variations in Shakespeare's sonnets more books like this by J B Leishman add to wishlist This study analyses Shakespeare's treatment of the universal themes of Beauty, Love and Time. He compares Shakespeare with other great poets and sonnet writers. see all copies from $6.25! new only from $183.98! \| first editions
13 view cover	Dante Gabriel Rossetti and the Late Victorian Sonnet Sequence: Sexuality, Belief and the Self more books like this by John Holmes add to wishlist In 1870, Dante Gabriel Rossetti published the first version of his sonnet sequence "The House of Life". Over the next twenty years, dozens of poets wrote thousands of sonnets resulting in the greatest flourishing of the sonnet sequence since the 1590s. John Holmes's carefully researched and eloquent study explores the causes behind this remarkable ... see all copies from $69.95! new only from $69.95!
14	The background to Shakespeare's sonnets more books like this by R. J. C. Wait add to wishlist see all copies from $18.10! first editions \| SVS
15	Only Begotten Sonnets: A Reconstruction of Shakespeare's Sonnet Sequence more books like this by S C Campbell add to wishlist see all copies from $18.29! first editions
16	Shakespeare's Sonnets: A Modern Edition, with Prose Versions, Introduction and Notes more books like this by William Shakespeare add to wishlist see all copies from $17.59! first editions
17	Only Begotten Sonnets: A Reconstruction of Shakespeare's Sonnet Sequence, Which Integrates the Dark Lady Sonnets Into an Earlier Position in the Sequence and Discerns a Single Tenor Throughout and a Single Addressee more books like this by S C Campbell add to wishlist see all copies from $19.89! first editions
18 view cover	Early Modern Sonneteers: From Wyatt to Milton more books like this by Michael Spiller add to wishlist see all copies from $12.99! new only from $24.44!
19 view cover	Shakespeare's Autobiographical Poems: Being His Sonnets Clearly Developed with His Character Drawn Chiefly from His Works more books like this by Charles Armitage Brown add to wishlist 1838. Contents: His Youth in Warwickshire; His Life from 1585 to 1600; His Sonnets; Did He Visit Italy?; His Life from 1600 to 1616; His Learning; His Knowledge; His Dramatic Knowledge and Art; He Never Was a Flatterer; His Love of Fame; His Moral Character; and His Dramas. see all copies from $13.20! new only from $15.99! \| SVS
20	Book of the Sonnet: Poems & Criticism more books like this by Martin Kallich (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $4.00!
21 view cover	Sonnets and the English Woman Writer, 1560-1621: The Politics of Absence more books like this by Rosalind Smith add to wishlist This study explores why women in the English Renaissance wrote so few sonnet sequences in comparison with Continental women writers and English male authors. Rosalind Smith examines the relationship between gender and genre in the early modern period, and the critical assumptions currently underpinning questions of feminine agency within genre. see all copies from $84.32! new only from $84.32!
22 view cover	The English sonnet more books like this by T W H Crosland add to wishlist A collection of sonnets, some with an accompanying critique. There are many different ideas proposed as to the definition of 'what is poetry'.Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, ... see all copies from $18.45! new only from $29.93! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Shakespeare's Sonnets and the Bible: A Spiritual Interpretation with Christian Sources more books like this by Ira B Zinman add to wishlist The extent to which Shakespeare derived the inspiration for his plays and Sonnets from the Bible has sparked debate for centuries. Although much research has been done on Shakespeare's plays, a comprehensive analysis of his Sonnets has been absent, until now. This book gives a detailed examination of Shakespeare's Sonnets, identifying their ... see all copies from $15.40! new only from $16.28! \| SVS
24	Mind in Character: Shakespeare's Speaker in the Sonnets more books like this by David K. Weiser add to wishlist see all copies from $11.22!
25	The riddle of Shakespeare's sonnets more books like this by William Shakespeare add to wishlist see all copies from $7.50! first editions

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