
That poem was so popular that most of Shakespeare's contemporaries thought of him as primarily a poet, rather than a playwright. And the first printed work to which Shakespeare's name was attached was the erotic narrative poem, Venus and Adonis, which developed a sumptuous vocabulary in which to explore love, praise of the beloved, sexual desire, and the power of rhetoric. Their exploration of love, praise, homo- and hetero-sexual desire is enacted in the richest, densest writing in English. Book excerpt: Shakespeare's Sonnets are among the most complex and beautiful poems ever written. This book was released on with total page 760 pages. Book Synopsis The Oxford Shakespeare: The Complete Sonnets and Poems by : William Shakespeareĭownload or read book The Oxford Shakespeare: The Complete Sonnets and Poems written by William Shakespeare and published by OUP Oxford.
