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Read Shakespeare's sonnets in all their brilliance--and understand what every word means

The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series, now in a dazzling new series design

The Sonnets explore many of Shakespeare's most common themes: jealousy, betrayal, melancholy. They ache with unfulfilled longing, and, for many, they are the most complete and moving meditations on love ever written.

Shakespeare's sonnets is the title of a collection of 154 sonnets by William Shakespeare, which covers themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty and mortality. The first 126 sonnets are addressed to a young man; the last 28 to a woman. The sonnets were first published... Read Full Overview

The First-Ever, Fully Illustrated Collector's Edition of William Shakespeare's Celebrated Sonnets

In celebration of the momentous 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death in April 2016, this enhanced edition of Shakepeare's Sonnets features... Read Full Overview

First published in 1609, "The Sonnets" of William Shakespeare are a collection of 154 loosely connected 14 line poems. Considered by many to be among some of the greatest love poetry ever written much debate surrounds the context of the poetry. It has been suggested that the... Read Full Overview

Without a doubt the most important of Shakespeare's nondramatic works, the sonnets have engendered reams of scholarly disputation as to the identity of "the dark lady" and the "lovely boy" to whom the vast majority are addressed. Controversy has also long simmered over the... Read Full Overview

William Shakespeare's immortal sonnets, collected in one volume.

.0000000000The Sonnets of William Shakespeare, a cycle of 154 linked poems, were first published or 'entered' at Stationers' Hall by the publisher Thomas Thorpe on 20th May 1609. This 400th-anniversary edition contains all of the poems and they deal with many of Shakespeare's... Read Full Overview

Sin lugar a dudas el m s importante de obras nondramatic de Shakespeare, los sonetos han engendrado resmas de discusi n acad mica sobre la identidad de "la Dama Oscura" y el "ni o bonito" que la gran mayor a es tratados. Controversia ha tambi n mucho tiempo a fuego lento sobre... Read Full Overview

The Signet Classic Shakespeare Series--the work of the world's greatest dramatist edited by outstanding scholars

A bestselling, beautifully designed edition of William Shakespeare's sonnets, complete with valuable tools for educators.The authoritative edition of Shakespeare's Sonnets from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general... Read Full Overview

Folger Shakespeare Library The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies - Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on the page facing each sonnet - A brief introduction to each sonnet, providing insight into its possible meaning - An index of first lines - An essay by... Read Full Overview

Universally recognized as the greatest sonnet cycle in the English language, Shakespeare covers the entire spectrum of feelings about love - from ecstasy to despair, from devotion to lust, from jealousy to fears of losing his lover. This edition has no notes, no introduction... Read Full Overview