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Shakespeare's Sonnets (Arden Shakespeare.Third Series) (Paperback)

by William Shakespeare (Author), Katherine Duncan-Jones (Editor)
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'The annotation is consistently thoughtful and well judged, giving plenty of precise help with lexical and syntactical problems, and offering valuable verbal and cultural analogues from contemporary literature'No edition of these difficult and controversial poems will command agreement at all points, but this must now be the edition of first resort'Paul Hammond, Review of English Studies'sharpens our focus on the documentary record of the Sonnets, and gives the best scholarly account yet of some of its words.'Alastair Fowler, Times Literary Supplement"The new edition edited by Katherine Duncan-Jones, is the clearest, most complete and up-to-date there is. She is the first editor for general readers not to mumble when dealing with the homoerotic aspect. Under her meticulous direction, the sequence opens out like a magical garden, its beauties enhanced, its mysterious prospects illuminated."Duncan Fallowell, The Independent'It is Duncan-Jones's intention as scholar and critic to confront the issue of sexuality which Kerrigan and other editors have consistently side-stepped Hers is an edition which uniquely makes the Sonnets issue from the body's moods as well as the mind's.' Tom Paulin, London Review of Books'This new edition, handsome, crisp in annotation, and rich in historical detail, shows that the Sonnets are effectively Shakespeare's life's work Its most radical claim is not the familiar one that the poems are homosexual, but that Shakespeare authorised their publication.'Evening Standard

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant collection, 7 Jul 2003
This book is a must for anybody interested in sonnets and Shakespeare. You can pick this book up when you've got five minutes to spare and just read a couple of the sonnets. The book offers guidance for readers by providing notes and a commentary to each sonnet on the same page as the text. This makes the sonnets much more accessible for those of us who need a bit of help interpreting their meanings. It also indicates common links that exist between the different sonnets and refers to links between Shakespeare's sonnets and plays. The collection also includes a detailed (if not heavy) introduction that discusses the different context of Shakespeare's works. I would strongly advise any body (particularly students of English) to purchase this collection. However, it isn't just a collection for those who wish to study Shakespeare but I've found it a most enjoyable read.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant edition, 6 Jul 2006
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Katherine Duncan-Jones provides very detailed and thorough notes for the sonnets, making your reading of them so much richer and more rewarding. I have discovered so much about Shakespeare himself and about the times in which he lived while reading all the annotated sonnets, it has been a fascinating discovery. There is also a very clear, and interesting introduction covering aspects such as authorship of the sonnets and themes. If you're serious about Shakespeare or just need clarification of the meaning of the sonnets, this book will do it beautifully.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful writing, 22 Jun 2005
As a student lucky enough to have studied quite a selection of Shakespeare's work, my respect for the man and his writing is immense. The sonnets offer the reader an opportunity to get into Shakespeare's head, to understand him and his relationships. Of course, little is known for sure about the context of the sonnets, the first section addressed to Shakespeare's lover known as "the young man" and suspected to be the Earl of Southampton, the second to the mysterious and unconventionally attractive "dark lady."

In my opinion, Shakespeare's writings about love are more beautiful, romantic and magical than any I have ever read. The sonnets are, perhaps disappointingly, not all beautiful and romantic. They reveal darkness and inner turmoil - jealousy, destruction, unhealthy and immoral, guilt-inducing indulgence. Shakespeare reveals his insecurity, and questions his role as poet and lover throughout the sonnets.

The sonnets are witty and beautifully written, crammed with naughty double-entendres (eg sonnet LXXV), grittily corporal images (LXXXI), rebellion against Petrarchan and contemporary conventions (CXXX), and simply beautiful writing on love (CXVI), and of course the immortal XVIII. The Arden edition is typically useful, with definitions and contextual information - great for students.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A bright Light on the Sonnets
I have known these wonderful works for ages, and had bought various books over the years - to "help" me.

But this one is just superlative. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Ronald Ellis

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine edition of the Sonnets, though it is second best to Burrow's Oxford Shakespeare edition
This is a very useful edition of the Sonnets, with an introduction that puts forward its own unique arguments whilst at the same time offering plenty of insight to the more casual... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mark Wilson

5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Mesmerizing Sonnet Sequence in English Literature
These sonnets have mesmerized me for longer than I care to remember. I don't think Shakespeare was exactly a master among rhymers, but he certainly was a master of the iambic... Read more
Published 3 months ago by chatvarin

5.0 out of 5 stars Of sugar and spice
Arden's third series illuminates the continually-shifting priorities of the moment as well as the Shakespearean texts themselves. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Jon Chambers

5.0 out of 5 stars Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage
Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit,
To thee I send this written embassage,
To witness duty, not to show my wit.
(Sonnet 26. Read more
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