Sonnets: William Shakespeare

The complete sonnets ù now available for the first time in Vintage Classics. ShakespeareÆs sonnets are lyrical haunting beautiful and often breathtaking representing one of the finest bodies of poetry ever penned. They demonstrate the writerÆs skill in capturing the full range of human emotions within a carefully prescribed form and creating something unique in every one. Some are familiar ù Shall I compare thee to a summerÆs day? ù others unexpected but together they form an extraordinary meditation on the nature of love lust beauty and time.