An Introduction to Shakespeare's Poems

Author:   Peter Hyland
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:  

9780333725931


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   30 October 2002
Format:   Paperback
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An Introduction to Shakespeare's Poems


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An Introduction to Shakespeare's Poems provides a lively and informed examination of Shakespeare's non-dramatic poetry: the narrative poems Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece; the Sonnets; and various minor poems, including some only recently attributed to Shakespeare. Peter Hyland locates Shakespeare as a sceptical voice within the turbulent social context in which Elizabethan professional poets had to work, and relates his poems to the tastes, values and political pressures of his time. Hyland also explores how Shakespeare's poetry can be of interest to twenty-first century readers.

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Author:   Peter Hyland
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Red Globe Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.316kg
ISBN:  

9780333725931


ISBN 10:   033372593
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   30 October 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Shakespeare becomes a Poet Shakespeare and the Literary Marketplace The Art of Poetry Shakespeare and Ovidian Poetry Venus and Adonis The Rape of Lucrece Shakespeare nd the Elizabethan Sonnet Reading Shakespeare's Sonnets : 1 Reading Shakespeare'sSonnets : 2 Various Poems Conclusion Notes Suggested Reading Index.

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'This was a thoroughly readable and student-friendly text, bringing together comment upon the whole range of Shakespeare's poetry in the course of one book. The book places the Sonnets in proportion, and establishes the poetic context very well indeed.' - Dr Chris Meads, University College Worcester 'Hyland's book will appeal to anyone interested in a solid and comprehensive introduction to Shakespeare's non-dramatic works.' - J.S. Carducci, Choice '...readable, well-informed and...persuasive...' - Paul Dean, The Use of English 'The book ...is an approachable and enjoyable as well as informative read that gives the scholar, general reader or first-time student an excellent basis for understanding and interpreting Shakespeare's non-dramatic poetry.' - John Holmes, University of Reading


Author Information

PETER HYLAND has taught in England, Norway, Iran, Japan and Singapore. He is Professor of English at Huron University College, Ontario, Canada, and has published numerous books and articles on early modern English theatre and literature.

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