The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's Poetry

This Companion provides a full introduction to the poetry of William Shakespeare through discussion of his freestanding narrative poems, the Sonnets, and his plays. Fourteen leading international scholars provide accessible and authoritative chapters on all relevant topics: from Shakespeare's seminal role in the development of English poetry, the wide-ranging practice of his poetic form, and his enigmatic place in print and manuscript culture, to his immersion in English Renaissance politics, religion, classicism, and gender dynamics. With individual chapters on Venus and Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece, The Passionate Pilgrim, 'The Phoenix and the Turtle', the Sonnets, and A Lover's Complaint, the Companion also includes chapters on the presence of poetry in the dramatic works, on the relation between poetry and performance, and on the reception and influence of the poems. The volume includes a chronology of Shakespeare's life, a note on reference works, and a reading list for each chapter.

Author: Patrick Cheney
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 01/01/2007
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.46w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780521846271

About the Author
Cheney, Patrick: - Patrick Cheney is Professor in the Department of English at Pennsylvania State University.

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