Shakespeare's sonnets
collection of 154 sonnets by William Shakespeare, which covers themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty and mortality
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- Author
- James Schiffer
- First published
- 1999
- Editions
- 6
- Subjects
- English Sonnets, History and criticism, Histoire et critique, Sonett, Sonnets (Shakespeare, William), Sonnets anglais, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, sonnets, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, criticism and interpretation
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Key facts
- Author
- William Shakespeare
- Language
- Early Modern English
- Genre
- Renaissance poetry
- Publisher
- Thomas Thorpe
- Publication place
- England
- Text
- Shakespeare's Sonnets at Wikisource
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Article
William Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) wrote sonnets on a variety of themes. 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. However, there are six additional sonnets that Shakespeare wrote and included in the plays Romeo and Juliet, Henry V and Love's Labour's Lost. There is also a partial sonnet found in the play Edward III.
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