The Oxford Shakespeare: The Complete Sonnets and Poems [Paperback]

William Shakespeare (Author), Colin Burrow (Editor)

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Paperback: 768 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press; annotated edition edition (April 1 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 019281933X
ISBN-13: 978-0192819338
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.2 x 3.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 703 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #536,742 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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`'it was a brilliant idea to produce the narrative poems and sonnets as a single edition....[Burrow's] book-length introduction [is] the best study there is of Shakespeare as a poet.' 'if the bookshelf had room for only one edition of Shakespeare's poems, Burrow's would be the one'' Stephen Orgel, London Review of Books

`'it is a superb edition, beautifully conceived, learned, intelligent, generous, judicious; but most impressive in the way it locates Shakespeare's poems in relation to each other and to his career.' ' Stephen Orgel

`'lucid, acute, to the point, and often amusing . . . a distinguished addition to a distinguished series.'' Henry Woudhuysen, Times Literary Supplement

`'Colin Burrow's good sense, tact and balance as an editor are deeply impressive.'' Henry Woudhuysen, Times Literary Supplement

`the best edition of these (mostly) cracking poems' Evening Standard

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The Oxford Shakespeare General Editor Stanley Wells The Oxford Shakespeare offers authoritative texts from leading scholars in editions designed to interpret and illuminate the works for modern readers - a new, modern-spelling text, collated and edited from all existing printings - on-page and facing-page commentary and notes explain language and allusions - detailed introductions consider the sonnets' biographical and literary background, how the poems relate to the plays, dating and textual matters, and the mysteries of 'Mr W. H.' and the 'Dark Lady' - includes poems attributed to Shakespeare in the seventeenth century - full index to introductions and commentary - durable sewn binding for lasting use 'not simply a better text but a new conception of Shakespeare. This is a major achievement of twentieth-century scholarship.' Times Literary Supplement

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Right honourable, I know not how I shall offend in dedicating my unpolished lines to your Lordship, nor how the world will censure me for choosing so strong a prop to support so weak a burden; only if your Honour seem but pleased I account myself highly praised, and vow to take advantage of all idle hours, till I have honoured you with some graver labour. Read the first page

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb!, July 7 2005

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This review is from: The Oxford Shakespeare: The Complete Sonnets and Poems (Paperback)

This is a wonderful edition of Shakespeare's poetry, which has been neglected as the preponderance of attention is devoted to his plays. Colin Burrow is a breath-takingly fine scholar, who modestly and unobtrusively shares his immense learning to greatly enrich our reading of Shakespeare's poetry.

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