{"product_id":"sonnets-paperback-by-william-shakespeare","title":"Sonnets Paperback by William Shakespeare","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePublisher\n ‏\n :\n ‎\n \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eVintage Classics (March 14 2023)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLanguage\n ‏\n :\n ‎\n \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePaperback\n ‏\n :\n ‎\n \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e176 pages\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eISBN-10\n ‏\n :\n ‎\n \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e1784878235\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eISBN-13\n ‏\n :\n ‎\n \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e9781784878238\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eItem weight\n ‏\n :\n ‎\n \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e131 g\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eDimensions\n ‏\n :\n ‎\n \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e15.24 x 1.27 x 22.86 cm\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"item-description\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"item-description__content-wrapper\" id=\"item-description__content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eINTRODUCTION BY GERMAINE GREER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShakespeare's sonnets are lyrical, haunting, beautiful and often breath-taking, representing one of the finest bodies of poetry ever penned. They demonstrate the writer's skill in capturing the full range of human emotions within a carefully prescribed form and creating something unique in every one. Some are familiar - \u003ci\u003eShall I compare thee to a summer's day?\u003c\/i\u003e - others unexpected, but together they form an extraordinary meditation on the nature of love, lust, beauty and time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp class=\"author_summary\"\u003e\r\n William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, and was baptised on 26 April 1564. His father was a glove maker and wool merchant and his mother, Mary Arden, was the daughter of a well-to-do local land owner. Shakespeare was probably educated in Stratford’s grammar school. In 1582 he married Anne Hathaway, and the couple had a daughter the following year and twins in 1585.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShakespeare’s theatrical life seems to have commenced around 1590. We do know that he was part of the Lord Chamberlain’s Company, which was renamed the King’s Company in 1603 when James I succeeded to the throne. The Company acquired interests in two theatres in the Southwark area of London, near the banks of the Thames - the Globe and the Blackfriars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShakespeare’s poetry was published before his plays, with two poems appearing in 1593 and 1594, dedicated to his patron Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton. Most of Shakespeare’s sonnets were probably written at this time as well. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecords of Shakespeare’s plays begin to appear in 1594, and he produced roughly two a year until around 1611. His earliest plays include\u003ci\u003e Henry VI\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Titus Andronicus\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRichard II\u003c\/i\u003e all date from the mid to late 1590s. Some of his most famous tragedies were written in the early 1600s; these include \u003ci\u003eHamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAntony \u0026amp; Cleopatra\u003c\/i\u003e. His late plays, often known as the Romances, date from 1608 onwards and include \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShakespeare died on 23 April 1616 and was buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. The first collected edition of his works was published in 1623 and is known as ‘the First Folio’.\r\n \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43139706093729,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781784878238","price":22.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/products\/9781784878238.jpg?v=1691103801","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/sonnets-paperback-by-william-shakespeare","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}