William Shakespeare on The Art of Love

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William Shakespeare on The Art of Love

William Shakespeare on The Art of Love

The beauty and meaning behind William Shakespeare's poetry and prose has ensured that his work has lived on through history, long after his death. We still fall in love and become passionate, or jealous, or dim-witted, or melancholic, or dreamy, or vengeful or courageous on behalf of a loved one. We still use language with outlandish imagery or moving simplicity to attempt the impossible- that is, distil the essence of love into words.

Shakespeare achieved this alchemy of the imagination like no other writer before or since. Here, in a beautiful volume to treasure, The Art of Love offers wonderful words on love in all its moods, in verse and prose, from the poetry and the plays. From the star-crossed Romeo and Juliet, and the witty Benedict and Beatrice, to the broody passion of Othello and the Dark Lady of the sonnets, there is so much here to admire, enjoy and be moved by.

The Art of Love- The Illustrated Edition offers readers:

  • A unique luxury edition of Shakespeare's deeply insightful and moving writings on love from the plays and the poems with superb illustrations and graphic embellishments
    An illuminating introduction and commentary from a Shakespeare scholar
  • The most dramatic and eloquent passages from the plays, with background commentary on the dramatic context of every incident
  • The most glorious poetry, including all the sonnets, as well as select passages from Venus and Adonis, and from the great plays of love- including A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, As you Like It, Othello and Love's Labours Lost.
  • As well as clarifying some of the mysteries behind the sonnets- including the question, who was the Dark Lady?

    Filled with stunning illustrations, and beautifully bound in coloured silk, this collection features some of the best-known texts in the world and makes a perfect gift or treasure for your own library.

    William Shakespeare on The Art of Love
    Simon and Schuster Australia
    ISBN: 9781844837731
    Price: $49.95

     

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