A companion to Shakespeare's sonnets / edited by Michael Schoenfeldt.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schoenfeldt, Michael Carl.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Blackwell companions to literature and culture ; 45.

Blackwell companions to literature and culture ; 45

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Sonnets.

Shakespeare, William.

Sonnets, English--History and criticism.

Sonnets, English.

Physical Description:

xi, 521 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007.

Summary:

How should we read Shakespearersquo; s sonnets? What knowledge and experience do readers need to appreciate the resonance of these vibrant poems? And in what context is their accomplishment most apparent? This authoritative Companion to Shakespearersquo; s sonnets represents the myriad ways of answering these questions and of thinking about the remarkable achievement of the sonnets. The Companion demonstrates how the sonnets provide a mirror in which cultures can read their own critical biases. It also shows how the sonnets tease readers with the prospect of learning something about the inner life of this most enigmatic of writers. Its original contributions consider the form, sequence, and content of the sonnets, the literary context in which they were produced, and the ways they have been edited and printed. Informed by the latest theoretical, cultural, and archival work, the text also takes account of the work of earlier generations of scholars.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1405121556

OCLC:

67392724

Publisher Number:

9781405121552