Venus & Adonis, The Rape Of Lucrece

by William Shakespeare

2021-01-20 10:05:07

These two great poems date from Shakespeare''s early years and are full of passion and invention. In "Venus and Adonis," the goddess of love pleads with the beautiful boy to submit to her advances and become her love-but he only wants to hunt boar. I... Read more

These two great poems date from Shakespeare''s early years and are full of passion and invention. In "Venus and Adonis," the goddess of love pleads with the beautiful boy to submit to her advances and become her love-but he only wants to hunt boar. In the more serious "The Rape of Lucrece," Shakespeare draws on the Roman take of the Emperor Tarquin''s desire for Lucrece and its tragic consequences.

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ISBN9781094015002
William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often calle...

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