Shakespeare's Sonnets: Revised: 14 (The Arden Shakespeare Third Series)

I have been loyal to Arden editions since my student days, many now with pages stapled together and thick with annotations. I bought this copy to accompany and precede Helen Vendler's scholarly study of Shakespeare's sonnets. Katherine Duncan-Jones' introduction is a wonderfully lucid and impartial introduction; The sonnets are all set out on separate pages - leaving plenty of room for notes - while the editor's own notes are always illuminating, explicating with clarity more obscure phraseology, while placing the particular poem in context.It is good to find that a more recent Arden edition lives up and perhaps surpasses those of over half a century.

I bought this as I wanted to understand what each sonnet meant as the language can be a bit convoluted. The sonnet is on the right hand side of the page and the meaning of the words on the other. This makes it very easy to work out what Mr S is saying. I would recommend this book to anyone who is studying Shakespeare or just wants to understand his beautiful sonnets. The explanation makes them come to life.

This is the definitive work to read alongside Shakespeare’s Sonnets. It gives a scholarly interpretation and explanation of each sonnet. Excellent and superb support for some of the arcane language that is encountered.

Beautifully produced, each sonnet is described fully, the usual Arden high quality, the sonnets themselves nicely displayed on separate pages with the note bookmarks not overwhelming the elegant textual layout.

Good book and full of extra info.

Do me a favour! It's Shakespeare! Probably the most powerful collection of poetry in the known universe! I sent a copy to a relative. I have my own from about 30 years ago.

Excellent

great condition