Venus and Adonis - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Sasha Newborn (Editor), William ShakespearePublish date:2012-11-16Pages:50
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bandanna BooksISBN-13:9780942208757ISBN-10:942208757UPC:9780942208757Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:Love & EroticaSize:7.99 x 5.00 x 0.12 inchesWeight:0.1411Product ID:SCCJY0CG0Z
Venus and Adonis
A reader's edition, modernized language ("you" for "thee," etc.) and glossary for unfamiliar words. Venus and Adonis was published early in Shakespeare's career, establishing his reputation as a poet before that of playwright, as plays were not considered "literature" at the time. He draws on stories from Ovid to expound on his major theme: Love. In Shakespeare's version, Venus is the aggressor,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bandanna BooksISBN-13:9780942208757ISBN-10:942208757UPC:9780942208757Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:Subjects & ThemesBook Topic:Love & EroticaSize:7.99 x 5.00 x 0.12 inchesWeight:0.1411Product ID:SCCJY0CG0Z
William Shakespeare, the third of eight children, was born on April 23, 1564 in the English market town of Stratford-upon-Avon. His father became the mayor of Stratford in 1568 and worked as a glovemaker and a moneylender. Four years after leaving school at approxi-mately the age of fourteen, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in November of 1582; their first child Susan-nah was born in May of the...
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