The Rape of Lucrece

by William Shakespeare

Book Overview

The Rape of Lucrece (1594) is a narrative poem by William Shakespeare about the legendary Lucretia. In his previous narrative poem, Venus and Adonis (1593), Shakespeare had included a dedicatory letter to his patron, the Earl of Southampton, in which he promised to write a "graver work". Accordingly, The Rape of Lucrece has a serious tone throughout. The poem begins with a prose dedication addressed directly to the Earl of Southampton, which begins,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1500546348
• ISBN13: 9781500546342
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"