Project Gutenberg 1997-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 135 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William The Sonnets The Shakespearian Sonnets There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1041 "The Sonnets" by William Shakespeare is a celebrated collection of poetry written during the late 16th century. This seminal work explores themes of love, beauty, time, and mortality through a series of poignant sonnets that examine the complexities of personal relationships, particularly an affectionate address to a young man, which has sparked much scholarly debate and admiration. The opening of "The Sonnets" introduces the reader to a series of profound reflections on beauty and procreation. The speaker urges a beautiful young man to consider the importance of leaving an heir to preserve his beauty for future generations. The sonnets evoke a sense of urgency about time's relentless passing and the natural decay of beauty, imploring the young man to share his gift and not let it perish unremembered. The language is rich and vivid, employing metaphor and rhetorical questions to underscore the speaker's emotions, setting the stage for an exploration of love and desire throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry Sonnets, English PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 161310 173283 2024-09-01T08:29:42.576524 2023-10-01T07:51:13.092854 text/html text/html 161303 173276 2024-09-01T08:29:42.766545 2023-10-01T07:51:13.267872 text/html text/html 98203 2024-09-01T08:29:47.474502 application/epub+zip 98874 2024-09-01T08:29:44.015518 application/epub+zip 98874 2024-09-01T08:29:43.227506 application/epub+zip 192145 2024-09-01T08:29:49.541503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176962 2024-09-01T08:29:46.971484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173133 2022-08-01T08:04:32.475786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125101 135495 2024-09-01T08:29:42.341600 2023-10-01T07:51:12.855854 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 124864 2023-11-04T00:03:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16650 2024-09-01T08:29:49.675476 application/rdf+xml 12605 2024-09-01T08:29:43.599521 image/jpeg 3424 2024-09-01T08:29:43.426503 image/jpeg 97893 2024-09-01T08:29:42.780520 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