Shakespeare''s Sonnets

Zusatztext 'A fine and sensible survey of the sonnets The book serves both as a splendid introduction to the sonnets and as a corrective to some of the unsound theories and commentaries published ' - Choice'Kenneth Muir writes with refreshing sanity - The Times Higher Education Supplement Informationen zum Autor Kenneth Muir Zusammenfassung 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 Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Preliminaries (Date/Text/Order)2. The Vogue of the Sonnet3. Tradition and the Individual Talent4. Commentary5. Style6. The Truest Poetry7. Links with Other Works8. Critical History

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Muir, Muir Kenneth
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2010
• EAN: 9780415612272
• ISBN: 978-0-415-61227-2
• No. of pages: 180
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism