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Shakespeare's Sonnets (Yale Nota Bene)

8 reviews
William Shakespeare

Yale University Press, 2000

Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage
Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit, To thee I send this written embassage, To witness duty, not to show my wit. (Sonnet 26.) How to do justice to the legacy of literary history's greatest mind - moreover in such a limited review? Forget Goethe's "universal genius" and his rebel contemporary Schiller; forget the 19th century masters; forget contemporary literature: with the possible (!) ...

Love Sonnets of Ghalib

6 reviews
Dr. Sarfaraz K. Niazi

Rupa & Co., 2006

absolutely fantastic
If you are like me-passionate about urdu poetry and shairy, but cant read urdu-this book is for you. Ghalib, undoubtedely, is one of world's best writers ever. But everybody knows that, so lets just talk about this book. This is indeed a labour of love. Just flipping through the pages, one can see how much hard word has gone into it. But more than that, you will realize how passionate the writer ...

Shakespeare's Sonnets

8 reviews
William Shakespeare

Yale University Press, 1977

Excellent edition
I recently used the Arden edition of the Sonnets in a graduate level course on Renaissance literature. It's useful, too, to have Helen Vendler's "Art of the Sonnet," as well as the Penguin edition (fewer notes than the Arden). Quite simply, the Arden excels in the scholarly apparatus. Also, for a concise, readable supplement, include Greenblatt's "Will in the World" (the chapter on the ...

Sonnets Fr The Portu Sue F Bro

8 reviews
Rh Value Publishing

Random House Value Publishing, 1985

Wonderful and moving
This book of sonnets and poems is just wonderful. Elizabeth Barrett Browning's writing is able to get to the very heart of the reader with honesty and beauty. This collection really speaks to the romantic soul with passion and truth. I find her writings to be incredibly moving and this volume touched me deeply.

Nell (Sonnet Books)

9 reviews
Jeanette Baker

Pocket, 1999

Amazing.
It's been a looooong time since I've gotten so pulled into a book that I've abandoned EVERYTHING in order to park myself on the couch and read the bulk of it in one sitting. NELL absolutely blew me away, put me through an emotional wringer the likes of which I haven't been through in years. Jeanette Baker writes with a clear, deft, evocative hand, bringing her characters to brilliant life. ...

World of Shakespeare: The Complete Plays and Sonnets of William Shakespeare (38 Volume Library)

36 reviews
William Shakespeare

Penguin, 2006

Not a flashy Set but the price was right at the time.
When I purchased the set it was on sale for 80% off. so with shipping included I was able to get all these books for roughly $63. As I said the set is not flashy but for shakespeare's work all that matters is what is written not the presentation. If you are a fan of shakespeare and there is a massive discount on this set dont hesitate to buy it. It is worth the money. The individual volumes are ...

Abandon (Sonnet Books)

8 reviews
Jillian Hunter

Pocket, 2001

Another Bit of Magic from a 5* Author!
I believe I have now read every book written by Jillian Hunter to date and please God - help her to hurry with the next one - because I just can't wait! On a scale of 1-10 this author rates an overall solid gold 10! Morweena Halliwell has lived on the Island of Abandon for most of her life, and in her own words, her season in London was an abysmal failure. She has returned to Abandon to ...

Sonnets For Sonnets' Sake

6 reviews
Sai Grafio

PublishAmerica, 2004

Charming and Delightful
Very well done. It reaches the heart. Written with wit, charm and intelligence. I really enjoyed this book.

The Lichtenberg Figures (Hayden Carruth Emerging Poets Award)

8 reviews
Ben Lerner

Copper Canyon Press, 2004

most important book of poetry in a decade
In the 1998 Hal Hartley movie Henry Fool a perverted garbageman writes a poem that becomes the "best selling poem of all time," eventually earning him the Nobel Prize. Ben Lerner is not a garbageman, but he holds a degree in Political Theory from Brown University, which is close enough to the script that he ought to be in line for recognition by the Swedish Academy. Lichtenberg is a sonnet ...

Cat-House Sonnets

6 reviews
Margy Ohring

Jorlan Publishing, 2005

Her poetry makes sense.
I love a poem I can understand, one that tells a story in my head. Each of her poems reads like a short tale (or "tail" if you will) you don't have to puzzle out any deeper meaning, she tells it plainly and beautifully. It's a sweet, funny and poignant book, and every poem I read reminds me of my own cats.

The Runaway Heiress (Sonnet Books)

5 reviews
Stef Ann Holm

Pocket, 2002

It Happened One Night but in 1911
In 1911 Beaumont, Texas, after Baron Oil heiress Evelyn Thurgood-Baron disgraces her family, her father cut a deal with rival William Hadly, owner of Texhoma Oil. Evelyn will marry William's son Guy regardless of how either of the heirs feels. Unable to cope with a loveless marriage, Evelyn flees town as a maid to a Mrs. Smythe. Luke Deveraux cannot understand how a person can fall from ...

Strange Land Songs (Ladsonian Sonnets 1991)

4 reviews
Etta May Ladson

Jewelgate, 1991

Uplifting and beautifully-crafted poems you won't forget
I don't usually read poetry books; that's one reason why Strange Land Songs is so outstanding to me. I am particularly moved whenever I read "I loved My Africa, loved unabated My firstborn,...", because it affirms me in my belief in a Creator who launched life on Earth on the continent of Africa. In its songs, there is victory without rancor in the African-American experience, and I am ...

Sonnets (Everyman Signet Shakespeare)

4 reviews
William Shakespeare

Everyman's Library, 1992

Perfect
This is the perfect way to read Shakespeare. I also highly recommend the other volumes of Shakespeare available from the Everyman's Library.

Hearts (Sonnet Books)

4 reviews
Stef Ann Holm

Pocket, 2001

A poignantly beautiful romance
Early in the Teddy Roosevelt administration, Truvy Valentine teaches economics and coaches athletics at the all girls St. Francis Academy. Although a renegade in many ways, her energy makes Truvy a popular teacher among the administration, staff, and students. However, she totally crosses the line when she reads extracts from a nonregulated book, "The Science of Life," that provides insight on ...

Sonnets

4 reviews
Ted Berrigan

United Artists Books, 1982

"Poetry Requires Misunderstanding"-Berrigan
Although many critics and readers have crowned contemporaries John Ashbery or Frank O'Hara the champions of abstract expressionism in poetry, Berrigan's work is often dismissed because on the surface it is overtly stylistic. And while Ashbery speaks in riddles, Berrigan seems to know the worlds that surrounds each phrase and it's arrangement, (or lack thereof). his sonnets are an essential read ...

Great Sonnets

5 reviews
Paul Negri

Topeka Bindery, 1994

Great intro and survey of sonnets
I needed a little reference with sonnet examples. This fit the bill, and had some savory treats as well. I am a bit time-greedy with my poetry reading, and a sonnet is a fantastic way to get some of the best Shakespeare, Shelley, Longfellow, Hardy, Frost, etc. distilled down to a minute, even reading slowly. It's great to flick open to a page and see some masterful language on a time ...

Seven Ages: An Anthology of Poetry With Music (Poetry)

5 reviews
Naxos Audiobooks

Naxos Audiobooks, 2000

A superbly produced audiobook anthology of timeless poetry.
Based on Lord David Owen's book Seven Ages: Poetry for a Lifetime, this Naxos audiobook edition of Seven Ages: An Anthology Of Poetry With Music features outstanding and memorable dramatic readings by forty British actors ranging from Michael Caine and Judi Dench to John Cleese and Glenda Jackson. The poetry is drawn from the works of William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Ted Hughes, Dylan ...

Six Masters of the Spanish Sonnet: Francisco de Quevedo, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Antonio Machado, Federico ...

4 reviews

Southern Illinois University Press, 1997

Masterful Translations of Spanish Sonnets
The sonnet form was introduced to Spain from Sicily in the fifteenth century through the writing of El Marqués de Santillana (1398-1458), a poet who wrote Petrarchan sonnets in Spanish. During the Renaissance, the Italian sonnet made its way to most of the countries of Western Europe. In England, Edmund Spenser changed the Petrarchan rhyming form of 'abba abba cdecde' to 'abab bcbc cdcd ee,' and ...

Sonnets from the Portuguese: A Celebration 0f Love

4 reviews
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

St. Martin's Press, 1986

Poems of Love
My ex girlfriend, Ashleigh, gave this to me years ago, before she was forced by her family to marry this guy named Tyler. Long story but she sent this book to me and signed the inside. Next to Shakespeare, this is the most bittersweet and poetic poems of love that I have ever read. It was said that a husband and wife team wrote these so one can only imagine how passionate their marriage was, huh?

All This Way for the Short Ride: Roughstock Sonnets 1971-1996 : Poems

4 reviews
Paul Zarzyski, Barbara Van Cleve

Museum of New Mexico Press, 1996

Zarzyski's poems are a journey through the cowboy soul.
Zarzyski is the perfect guide to take us on a journey through the cowboy life - his heart and his soul. But these poems aren't just for cowfolk, horsefolk, and rodeo lovers. "All This Way..." contains some of the most poignant, soul-touching lyrics. The poems seem rough, but once the reader catches the rhythm, it's a beautiful ride! Van Cleve's photos, honest and real, set Zarzyski's works off ...

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