A small, pocket-sized edition - this is the perfect gift itemPublishing to coincide with a major new initiative in Penguin Classics - newly jacketed editions of all of Shakespeare's plays throughout 2015, in preparation for the nationwide commemorations of the 400th anniversary of his death in 2016A new and refreshing aesthetic for Shakespeare's Sonnets - think love poetry meets Great IdeasEdited by Cambridge professor and renowned Shakespeare expert John KerriganWilliam Shakespeare was born some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and died in 1616. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
'Shall I compare thee
to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely
and more temperate . . .'
Shakespeare's 154 sonnets contain some of the most exquisite and haunting poetry ever written, dealing with eternal themes such as love and infidelity, memory and mortality, and the destruction wreaked by time. This new edition collects them in a pocket-sized volume, perfect for gifting.
William Shakespeare was born some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon and died in 1616. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
