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Bezig met laden... The Sonnets and Other Love Poemsdoor William Shakespeare
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 Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek.  Melline | Aug 13, 2022 |   Like many modern day Authors, playwrights and poets who are firmly placed in a particular genre, Shakespeare is stereotyped as a playwright who filled the acts of his plays with doom and gloom, foreboding and dread and, in some cases motivational and uplifting speeches to enthral and shock his audiences. He covered topics in his plays that would not even be spoken of in polite society today; none of this is apparent in this wonderful collection of sonnets and poems. Given the time period in which he penned this now collection, they filled me with a new respect for this man who, amidst all the horrors that accompany living in the late 1500’s – early 1600’s, could still find beauty and hope in his surroundings. Also, when taken into consideration his poems Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece were written whilst plague ravaged England, it is a true measure of the man’s skill that he ignored these happenings and focused on the human traits of lust and moral confusion to convey his message. Although appearing first in this book, the sonnets were the last of Shakespeare’s non-dramatic works to be published, and in writing them it appears to the reader that they are actually seeing inside the writer’s soul at what truly makes him tick. In reading this collection it broadened my mind as to who Shakespeare was, and actually gave me a greater appreciation for his works as a whole. I would recommend this collection to those who love good poetry, but also those who may shy away from anything Shakespeare. This is the kind of book you take on a picnic to the park, and dip in and out of while enjoying the warm sun and a good glass of wine. Originally reviewed on: http://catesbooknuthut.com/2014/01/21/review-the-sonnets-and-other-love-poems-wi... This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. (  ) TheAcorn | Nov 8, 2019 | geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Among the few facts known about William Shakespeare's life: he was baptized on April 26, 1564, in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Tradition assigns his birth to April 23; he died fifty-two years later on the same day. At eighteen he married Anne Hathaway, eight years his senior. Their daughter Susanna was born six months later, followed by twins Judith and Hamnet in 1585. The next seven years of his life are unaccounted for, but by 1592 he was well known in the London theatre world. From 1589 to 1613 he wrote the thirty-six plays (and cowrote two others) on which his fame chiefly rests, though his place in the top rank of English writers would have been secured just by his excellence as a poet. He bought one of the finest houses in Stratford in 1597 and lived there from 1610. He is buried outside Holy Trinity Church. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Like many modern day Authors, playwrights and poets who are firmly placed in a particular genre, Shakespeare is stereotyped as a playwright who filled the acts of his plays with doom and gloom, foreboding and dread and, in some cases motivational and uplifting speeches to enthral and shock his audiences. He covered topics in his plays that would not even be spoken of in polite society today; none of this is apparent in this wonderful collection of sonnets and poems. Given the time period in which he penned this now collection, they filled me with a new respect for this man who, amidst all the horrors that accompany living in the late 1500’s – early 1600’s, could still find beauty and hope in his surroundings. Also, when taken into consideration his poems Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece were written whilst plague ravaged England, it is a true measure of the man’s skill that he ignored these happenings and focused on the human traits of lust and moral confusion to convey his message.
Although appearing first in this book, the sonnets were the last of Shakespeare’s non-dramatic works to be published, and in writing them it appears to the reader that they are actually seeing inside the writer’s soul at what truly makes him tick. In reading this collection it broadened my mind as to who Shakespeare was, and actually gave me a greater appreciation for his works as a whole.
I would recommend this collection to those who love good poetry, but also those who may shy away from anything Shakespeare. This is the kind of book you take on a picnic to the park, and dip in and out of while enjoying the warm sun and a good glass of wine.
Originally reviewed on: http://catesbooknuthut.com/2014/01/21/review-the-sonnets-and-other-love-poems-wi...
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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