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Paperback | Pages: 16 pages Rating: 3.64 | 2048 Users | 159 Reviews
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| Title | : | Venus and Adonis |
| Author | : | William Shakespeare |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 16 pages |
| Published | : | (first published 1592) |
| Categories | : | Poetry. Classics. Plays. Romance. Drama |
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Venus and Adonis is Shakespeare's narrative poem about the love of the goddess Venus for the mortal youth Adonis, dedicated partly to his patron, the Earl of Southampton (thought by some to be the beautiful youth to which many of the Sonnets are addressed). The poem recounts Venus' attempts to woo Adonis, their passionate coupling, and Adonis' rejection of the goddess, to which she responds with jealousy, with tragic results.Identify Books During Venus and Adonis
| Original Title: | Venus and Adonis |
| ISBN: | 3150182557 (ISBN13: 9783150182550) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.64 From 2048 Users | 159 ReviewsComment On About Books Venus and Adonis
Well, That was... different. Being Shakespeare, the poetry is lovely and imaginative and evocative, and even in this early work he is using language (rhetorical devices) with great dexterity and to good effect. But the story is more than a little... silly. I read the introduction (I actually read this in a Folger edition, Shakespeare's Sonnets & Poems, and I dug out Metamorphoses and looked up Ovid's Venus and Adonis (which is quite different), and I still found Shakespeare's Venus to be soThis tells the bitter sweet story of Venus as she tries in vain to obtain the attentions of her true love Adonis. Written more as a narration by Venus than a 'typical' poem, it doesn't flow like you would expect, however the words are still as vivid and powerful as you would expect from Shakespeare. An enjoyable read, if you can manage to read to the punctuation rather than the rhymes, as Shakespeare intended.
Read as part of 'The Oxford Shakespeare - Histories with the Poems and Sonnets, edited by Stanley Wells and Gary Taylor.I have never heard of the story of Venus and Adonis which as I found out, was originally written by Ovid in the 10th book of his Metamorphoses.In the summer of 1592, a terrible plague hit London, and the theatres were closed as to prevent further infection. This has forced Shakespeare to consider an alternative career, which led to the creation of his narrative poems, Venus
Read this today and loved it. Here are some resources for you: http://www.william-shakespeare.info/w...http://librivox.org/venus-and-adonis-... (audio at the bottom).And here is some interesting commentary: http://www.quaternaryinstitute.com/pl...I was really surprised how approachable this poem was. The language didnt feel archaic and I understood most of this beautiful poem. I love the imagery, metaphor, and sound in the poem. Shakespeare really puts you in the scene.I really like these lines:
Interesting. Beautifully written. So damn long.
I'm amazed at how many sayings we have nowadays come from Shakespeare. How different our language would be without him! This poem is sad but beautiful. I love reading the different works of Shakespeare.
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