Overview
- Examines all of Shakespeare's poetry which was not written for theatre
Provides a lively and informed critical introduction to a body of Shakespeare's works which is often neglected in comparison to the plays
Reassesses Shakespeare's position as a professional poet within the Elizabethan social context
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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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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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: An Introduction to Shakespeare's Poems
Authors: Peter Hyland
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-0-230-80240-7
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2002
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 232
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave