Project Gutenberg 1997-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 374 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Venus and Adonis Dianne Bean Updated: 2023-01-08. "Venus and Adonis" by William Shakespeare is a narrative poem written during the late 16th century, specifically in the Elizabethan era. The poem is a classic example of Shakespeare's early work, blending themes of love and desire with elements of mythology. It primarily revolves around the relationship between Venus, the goddess of love, and Adonis, a strikingly handsome youth, exploring the tensions between attraction and rejection. The poem unfolds as Venus passionately pursues Adonis, who is more interested in hunting than in romantic entanglements. Venus employs various seductive strategies to win him over, but Adonis remains coy and uninterested. As the narrative progresses, Venus warns him about the perils of hunting a fierce boar. Ignoring her pleas, Adonis goes out to hunt, leading to his tragic demise. Heartbroken and grief-stricken, Venus laments his death and transforms his blood into a flower, symbolizing both love's beauty and its inherent pain. The poem is rich in imagery and emotion, offering a profound look at love's complexities, desire, and the inevitability of loss. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Venus (Roman deity) -- Poetry Adonis (Greek deity) -- Poetry PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 100654 100677 2024-09-01T08:17:51.964284 2023-10-01T07:41:03.640737 text/html text/html 102258 2023-01-08T03:48:27 text/html 91271 2024-09-01T08:17:56.496267 application/epub+zip 90368 2024-09-01T08:17:53.432286 application/epub+zip 90369 2024-09-01T08:17:52.564283 application/epub+zip 220777 2024-09-01T08:17:58.389253 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208681 2024-09-01T08:17:55.904263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209451 2022-09-01T09:22:56.650126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 81260 81288 2024-09-01T08:17:51.368295 2023-10-01T07:41:03.189724 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 81036 2023-01-08T03:50:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16023 2024-09-01T08:17:58.541247 application/rdf+xml 15713 2024-09-01T08:17:52.923292 image/jpeg 3826 2024-09-01T08:17:52.745287 image/jpeg 93919 2024-09-01T08:17:51.973307 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia