The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.In "CliffsNotes on Shakespeare's Sonnets, " you explore the significance of William Shakespeare's 154 sonnets -- a sequence of poems that have solidified the Bard's reputation as one of the greatest poets ever. In these sonnets, Shakespeare writes of the trials and triumphs of love, and you meet three of the most mysterious literary characters ever: The Fair Young Man, The Dark Lady, and The Rival Poet.
Critical essays help you understand the history of the sonnet, as well as how the sonnets relate to Shakespeare's plays. Other features that help you study includeAnalyses of The Fair Young Man, The Dark Lady, and The Rival PoetDiscussions of the sonnets' dominate themesCriticism of individual sonnetsA section of review questionsA selected bibliography
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- ISBN10 0822000776
- ISBN13 9780822000778
- Publish Date 21 October 1965
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 July 2000
- Publish Country US
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Imprint Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 62
- Language English