Taking It Further: Books and Weblinks
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Would you like to read more about Shakespeare's Sonnets, or about the dramatic works of the great playwright? If so, we've a selection of books and links you may wish to take a look at.
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Burto, William H. (ed., with an introduction by W.H. Auden), Sonnets, Signet Classic, 1964. ISBN 0613175239
Duncan-Jones, K. (ed.) Shakespeare's Sonnets, Thomas Nelson, 1997. ISBN 1903436575
Leishman, J.B. Themes and Variations in Shakespeare's Sonnets , Hutchinson University Library, 1963. ISBN 0090598113
McEvoy, S. Shakespeare: The Basics, Routledge, 2000. ISBN 0415362458
Seymour-Smith, M. Shakespeare's Sonnets, Heinemann, 1963. ISBN 0435150375
Vendler, H. The Art of 'Shakespeare's Sonnets', Harvard University Press, 1997 ISBN 0674637127
Shakespeare
Thomson, Peter, Shakespeare's Professional Career, Cambridge University Press, 1999. ISBN 0521466555
Hyland, Peter, An Introduction to Shakespeare's Poems , Macmillan, 2002. ISBN 033372593X
Johnson, Samuel, Preface to Shakespeare, various editions.ISBN 1421904276
Links
Site offering information on the life and work of Shakespeare with notes on some of his writings.
An annotated guide to the scholarly Shakespeare resources available on the internet.
Facsimile images of Shakespeare's texts.
An overview of Shakespeare's sonnets.
An amusing collection of Shakespearean insults from a collection of his works.
Content last updated: 06/10/2005
