An Introduction to Shakespeare's Poems - Softcover

Hyland, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 033372593X ISBN 13: 9780333725931

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003

Synopsis

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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Review

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

Synopsis

This title 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 21st century readers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 033372593X
• ISBN 13: 9780333725931
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 244