Pre-Owned The Sonnets Hardcover

T. S. Eliot once wrote, "Shakespeare gives the greatest width of human passion", and it is this passion that has traditionally made The Sonnets appealing to scholars and laypeople alike. Surrounded by mystery, The Sonnets tell an intensely dramatic story of someone caught up in the conflicts of divided emotions. No one knows to whom The Sonnets were addressed, and little is known about the circumstances of their publication in 1609, but no one has ever denied the amazing verbal magnificence and beauty of these poems. Because they are witty, passionate, personal, and even bawdy, The Sonnets stand as one of the greatest poetic tributes ever written to a beloved. Elegantly presented in this special illustrated edition, these 154 beautiful poems are the perfect gift for any man or woman who has ever been in love.