Description
Product ID: | 9781528705318 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Shakespeare Library |
Title: | A Lover's Complaint |
Authors: | Author: William Shakespeare |
Page Count: | 127 |
Subjects: | Theatre studies, Theatre studies, Poetry, Plays, playscripts, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Poetry, Plays, playscripts, Literary studies: plays & playwrights |
Description: | This poem tells the story of a young women lamenting her love for a man who once charmed and abandoned her. As she weeps at the edge of a river, an old man approaches, compelling her to recount her tale of sorrow. It was published as a conclusion to the original edition of "Shakespeare''s Sonnets", in 1609. Shakespeare''s sonnets beautifully explo. Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare''s poem, "A Lover''s Complaint", featuring a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. The poem tells the story of a young women lamenting her love for a man who once charmed and abandoned her. As she weeps at the edge of a river, an old man approaches, compelling her to recount her tale of sorrow. It was published as a conclusion to the original edition of “Shakespeare''s Sonnets”, in 1609. Shakespeare’s sonnets beautifully explore the themes of love and beauty, time and mortality. William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) was an English playwright, poet, and actor. He is considered to be the greatest writer in the English language and is celebrated as the world''s most famous dramatist. |
Imprint Name: | Read Books |
Publisher Name: | Read Books |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2018-05-30 |