Literary critic Helen Vendler presents the 1609 Quarto versions and modern versions of William Shakespeare's 154 sonnets and detailed commentary on each.
Contains a selection of criticism written in response to the sonnets of William Shakespeare from the seventeenth to the twenty-first century, and includes a summary of the sonnets, three key poems, and a biography of the author.
Presents biographical information about William Shakespeare and a collection of critical essays discussing various aspects of his sonnets, including characters, themes and meanings, and poetic technique.
