An Introduction to Shakespeare's Poems

by Peter Hyland

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333725924
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/30/2002
Edition description:	2002
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

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.
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.

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.

Editorial Reviews

"Hyland's book will appeal to anyone interested in a solid and comprehensive introduction to Shakespeare's non-dramatic works."--J.S. Carducci, Choice

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