Shakespeare's Sonnets and Narrative Poems

The Sonnets and Narrative Poems
1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-582-21512-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 306 g

Reihe: Longman Medieval and Renaissance Library

Alongside Spenser, Sidney and the early Donne, Shakespeare is the major poet of the 16th century, largely because of the status of his remarkable sequence of sonnets. Professor Cousins' new book is the first comprehensive study of the Sonnets and narrative poems for over a decade. He focuses in particular on their exploration of self-knowledge, sexuality, and death, as well as on their ambiguous figuring of gender. Throughout he provides a comparative context, looking at the work of Shakespeare's contemporaries. The relation between Shakespeare's non-dramatic verse and his plays is also explored.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cousins, A. D.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Strömungen & Epochen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgem ents Introduction Chapter 1 Venus and Adonis Chapter 2 Lucrece Chapter 3 Shakespeare’s Sonnets 1-19: The Y oung Man, the Poet and Father Tim e Chapter 4 Shakespeare’s Sonnets 20-126: The Poet, the Young Man, Androgyny and Friendship Chapter 5 Shakespeare’s Sonnets 127—154: The Poet, the Dark Lady and the Young Man Conclusion Index

Über Autor(innen)

A. D. Cousins is Professor of English at Macquarie University.