Katherine duncanjones, editor of the arden sonnets, oxford university. Katherine duncan jones detailed notes and commentary accompany the text in this edition of shakespeare s sonnets. Third series william shakespeare, katherine duncanjones on. An article assessing shakespeares sonnets, the subjects they cover and their rising and falling popularity, set against the possibility of the realties of shakespeares life. Katherine duncan jones outlines the mystery behind shakespeare s sonnets. Arguing that shakespeare was a powerful actor as well as a poet throughout his career, katherine duncan jones finds testimony to his already performing as well as writing during his. Shakespeares sonnets by katherine duncanjones, 9781408017975, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
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The sonnets are all set out on separate pages leaving plenty of room for notes while the editors own notes are always illuminating, explicating with. Shakespeare s sonnets are poems that william shakespeare wrote on a variety of themes. I bought this copy to accompany and precede helen vendlers scholarly study of shakespeares sonnets. Also included is an introduction to the sonnets historical, intellectual and cultural context, an index and. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The authoritative edition of shakespeare s sonnets and poems from the folger shakespeare library, the trusted and widely used shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes. Shakespeares sonnets by katherine duncanjones waterstones. This book is a collection of shakespeares incomparable sonnets.
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Katherine duncanjones outlines the mystery behind shakespeares sonnets. Review of ungentle shakespeare by katherine duncan jones. Katherine duncan jones tackles the controversies and mysteries surrounding these beautiful poems head on, and explores the issues of sexuality to be found in them, making this a truly. She examines shakespeare s reputation both from his own viewpoint and from that of his contemporaries, and considers hostile responses as well as admiring ones.
This handsome edition of shakespeare s sonnets is based on the arden shakespeare edition, making authoritative texts available to the more general reader who wants to read for pleasure rather than study. Paperback shakespeare s sonnets by katherine duncan jones 9781408017975 paperback, 2010 deliveryuk delivery is within 3 to 5 working days. Choice magazine this is the book i would recommend to any novice and even to more experienced readers approaching the sonnets. Katherine duncanjones is an emeritus fellow of the college, and a former tutorial fellow in english and senior research fellow. Katherine duncan jones introduction is a wonderfully lucid and impartial introduction. Third series by william shakespeare and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Shakespeares sonnets and millions of other books are available for instant access. Shakespeares sonnets by william shakespeare, paperback. Professor katherine duncanjones somerville college oxford. May 06, 2001 ungentle shakespeare katherine duncanjones arden. Sonnets by william shakespeare, katherine duncanjones bookchor. With portraits of shakespeare, katherine duncan jones poses a series of questions about the mysterious physical appearance of the brilliant writer of plays, poems, and sonnets. Third series william shakespeare, katherine duncan jones on. The authoritative edition of shakespeares sonnets and poems from the folger shakespeare library, the trusted and widely used shakespeare series for students and general readers, includes.
Katherine duncan jones is an emeritus fellow of the college, and a former tutorial fellow in english and senior research fellow. She is currently working on research into shakespeares reputation from 15921623. Katherine duncanjones detailed notes and commentary accompany the text in this edition of shakespeares sonnets. This new edition collects them in a pocketsized volume, perfect for gifting.
The 1609 quarto edition of the sonnets by thomas thorpe is referred to as q for. Buy shakespeares sonnets by katherine duncanjones from waterstones today. Shakespeare s sonnets are available online, the only reason i ordered the book was that i wished to marvel at the poetic beauty of each verse. Katherine duncanjones bio the world of shakespeares sonnets. Shakespeare s sonnets are universally loved and muchquoted throughout the world. First published in 1997 to much critical acclaim, the sonnets has been a consistent bestseller in the arden shakespeare series.
Shakespeares sonnets are poems that william shakespeare wrote on a variety of themes. Anyway, shakespeare s elysian sonnets make up for all of it. Katherine duncanjones is an emeritus fellow of somerville college, university of oxford. Katherine duncanjones introduction is a wonderfully lucid and impartial introduction. Shakespeares sonnets by william shakespeare waterstones. Please be aware that the information provided on this page may be out of date, or otherwise inaccurate due to the passage of time. Duncanjones katherine duncanjones shakespeares sonnets. Katherine duncanjones, shakespeares sonnets, the arden shakespeare, 1997. However, there is a slight difference in the secondtolast line of the imprint. John kerrigan, the sonnets and a lovers complaint, penguin classics, harmondsworth, 1986. In a section titled pity and piety, duncan jones asserts, before looking in more detail at shakespeares external life in 160809, some scrutiny must be given to his inner beliefs.
May 01, 2014 katherine duncan jones tackles the controversies and mysteries surrounding these beautiful poems head on, and explores the issues of sexuality to be found in them, making this a truly modern edition for today s readers and students. Katherine duncanjones tackles the controversies and mysteries surrounding these beautiful poems head on, and explores the issues of sexuality to be found in them, making this a truly modern edition for todays readers and students. Professor katherine duncanjones specialises in elizabethan literature, history and biography, especially with reference to original texts and sources in manuscript and early editions. What mere human could possibly have written shakespeares plays. For more than a century educators, students and general readers have relied on the arden shakespeare to. This acclaimed book by katherine duncanjones is available at in several formats for your ereader. At first glance, this copy of shakespeares sonnets, also published in 1609, might look just like the copy at the university of manchester library. I bought this copy to accompany and precede helen vendler s scholarly study of shakespeare s sonnets. Shakespeare s sonnets william shakespeare, katherine duncan jones on. Sonnets by william shakespeare, katherine duncanjones. This revised edition has been updated and corrected in the light of new scholarship and critical thinking since. A bestselling, beautifully designed edition of william shakespeares sonnets and poems, complete with valuable tools for educators. The speaker is at first saddened by being an outcast and repeatedly wallows in selfloathing and despair.
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Sep 20, 2002 in a section titled pity and piety, duncan jones asserts, before looking in more detail at shakespeares external life in 160809, some scrutiny must be given to his inner beliefs. When discussing or referring to shakespeares sonnets, it is almost always a reference to the 154 sonnets that were first published all together in a quarto in 1609. Shakespeares life and world by katherine duncanjones. Upstart crow to sweet swan, 15921623 by katherine duncanjones 14 editions published. Katherine duncan jones is the author of ungentle shakespeare 3. Paperback shakespeares sonnets by katherine duncanjones 9781408017975 paperback, 2010 deliveryuk delivery is within 3 to 5 working days. When discussing or referring to shakespeare s sonnets, it is almost always a reference to the 154 sonnets that were first published all together in a quarto in 1609. Why is it so difficult to find images of shakespeare that were made during his lifetime. Shakespeare s 154 sonnets contain some of the most exquisite and haunting poetry ever written, dealing with eternal themes such as love and infidelity, memory and mortality, and the destruction wreaked by time.
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