Search results
William Shakespeare's name is synonymous with many of the famous lines he wrote in his plays and prose. Yet his poems are not nearly as recognizable to many as the characters and famous monologues from his many plays. In Shakespeare's era (1564-1616), it was not profitable but very fashionable to write poetry.
Shakespeare's Narrative Poems Shakespeare published two long poems, among his earliest successes: Venus and Adonis in 1593 and The Rape of Lucrece in 1594. These poems were dedicated to his patron the Earl of Southampton.. Venus and Adonis was Shakespeare's first-published work. Modelled after the Roman poet Ovid, it is a re-telling of the classical myth: Venus, the goddess of love, falls for ...
While William Shakespeare’s reputation is based primarily on his plays, he became famous first as a poet. With the partial exception of the Sonnets (1609), quarried since the early 19th century for autobiographical secrets allegedly encoded in them, the nondramatic writings have traditionally been pushed to the margins of the Shakespeare industry.
3 days ago · Read all poems by William Shakespeare written. Most popular poems of William Shakespeare, famous William Shakespeare and all 403 poems in this page.
While William Shakespeare’s reputation is based primarily on his plays, he became famous first as a poet. With the partial exception of the Sonnets (1609), quarried since the early 19th century for autobiographical secrets allegedly encoded in them, the nondramatic writings have traditionally been pushed...
William Shakespeare's poetry is an enduring testament to the power of language and the human experience. His works, including 'Sonnet 18,' are renowned for their poetic beauty, philosophical depth, and emotional resonance. Through his verse, Shakespeare explores universal themes of love, ...
By William Shakespeare. Even as the sun with purple-colour’d face. Had ta’en his last leave of the weeping morn, Rose-cheek’d Adonis tried him to the chase; Hunting he lov’d, but love he laugh’d to scorn; Sick-thoughted Venus makes amain unto him, And like a bold-fac’d suitor ‘gins to woo him.
Welcome to the Web's first edition of the Complete Works of William Shakespeare. This site has offered Shakespeare's plays and poetry to the Internet community since 1993. For other Shakespeare resources, visit the Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet Web site. The original electronic source for this server was the Complete Moby(tm ...
A Shakespeare Network co-production. These five poems are all the poetry we have from Shakespeare, except the Sonnets. Links lead to the plays' full texts. A Lover's Complaint (1609) The Passionate Pilgrim (1598) The Phoenix and the Turtle (1601) The Rape of Lucrece (1594) Venus and Adonis (1593) Support us - Donate Now !
William Shakespeare (1564-1616). English poet and playwright – Shakespeare is widely considered to be the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets. Shakespeare’s poems consider themes of love, beauty, death, decay and the inevitable passing of time.
