Shakespeare: The Sonnets — A Casebook / Edited by Peter Jones

By:

Jones, Peter

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TextPublication details: London: The Macmillan Press Ltd., 1977Description: p.258ISBN:

0333212363

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DDC classification:

821.3 JON-S

Summary: Part of the respected Macmillan "Casebook" series, this volume edited by Peter Jones provides a comprehensive collection of modern and historical criticism on William Shakespeare’s Sonnets. The book is structured to guide the reader through the evolution of critical thought, featuring early appraisals, major mid-20th-century essays, and contemporary structuralist and psychological analyses. It explores key mysteries and themes, including the identity of the "Fair Youth" and the "Dark Lady," the complexities of time and mortality, and the revolutionary nature of Shakespeare's subversion of the Petrarchan tradition. This Casebook is an invaluable resource for students and scholars seeking a balanced perspective on one of the most studied and debated poetic sequences in English literature.

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Part of the respected Macmillan "Casebook" series, this volume edited by Peter Jones provides a comprehensive collection of modern and historical criticism on William Shakespeare’s Sonnets. The book is structured to guide the reader through the evolution of critical thought, featuring early appraisals, major mid-20th-century essays, and contemporary structuralist and psychological analyses. It explores key mysteries and themes, including the identity of the "Fair Youth" and the "Dark Lady," the complexities of time and mortality, and the revolutionary nature of Shakespeare's subversion of the Petrarchan tradition. This Casebook is an invaluable resource for students and scholars seeking a balanced perspective on one of the most studied and debated poetic sequences in English literature.

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