Shakespeare on Love
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Shakespeare on Love
By (Author) Stephen Brennan
Skyhorse Publishing
Skyhorse Publishing
7th April 2015
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Plays, playscripts
821.3
Physical Properties
Hardback
272
Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 25mm
758g
Description
"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day"
William Shakespeare is ubiquitous throughout the Western world as the master of the written word, and the above-quoted "Sonnet 18" is celebrated as one of the most exquisite love poems of all time. Love comes in all formsfriendly, familial, unrequited, and lustfuland impressively, the bard's canon works with them all. His views on lovewhether they be amorous and passionate or obsessive and unsettlingare provocative to the mind and imagination. The modern reader will recognize poignant turns of phrase; though still used today, they originated from Shakespeareknown for inventing much of the modern English vocabulary. Shakespeare on Love draws from the entire Shakespeare canon: love sonnets, plays, and songs. Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and countless others all have their place. In one complete volume, discover the lyrical, the funny, the lewd, and the idolatrous passages on love as composed by the most influential writer of the English language.
Author Bio
Stephen Brennan is an editor, teacher, and playwright. He is the editor of The Gigantic Book of Sailing Stories, The Gigantic Book of Pirate Stories, and Classic Adventure Stories.
