This stunning volume contains each of the Bard's sonnets presented in a beautiful collector’s format. Literary scholar David West restores the full force of the poems’ meaning with an immediacy that will surprise and delight. The context of each poem, its relationship with its neighbors, its argument, and the details of its language and musical effects are explained in clear terms by a master of close reading. Shakespeare lovers and poetry fans will enjoy this excellent companion to one of the greatest wonders in the English language—the zenith of Shakespeare’s extraordinary creative vision.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Gift Books for the Holidays: SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS
This stunning volume contains each of the Bard's sonnets presented in a beautiful collector’s format. Literary scholar David West restores the full force of the poems’ meaning with an immediacy that will surprise and delight. The context of each poem, its relationship with its neighbors, its argument, and the details of its language and musical effects are explained in clear terms by a master of close reading. Shakespeare lovers and poetry fans will enjoy this excellent companion to one of the greatest wonders in the English language—the zenith of Shakespeare’s extraordinary creative vision.
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