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The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare: Venus and Adonis. Rape of Lucrece. Sonnets. Lover's complaint. Passionate pilgrim. Memoirs of Lord Southampton

The collection brings together a selection of William Shakespeare's poems and plays, showcasing his versatility as a writer. It includes the narrative poem Venus and Adonis, the tragic narrative Rape of Lucrece, a series of 154 sonnets, the dramatic poem Lover's Complaint, the narrative poem Passionate Pilgrim, and the personal Memoirs of Lord Southampton. more

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William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564 - April 23, 1616) was one of the greatest poets of the English Renaissance, renowned for his dramatic works. His plays spanned a variety of genres, including tragedy, comedy, and history, and have had a profound impact on literature worldwide. more

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“Promising is the very air o' th' time; it opens the eyes of expectation. Performance is ever duller for his act; and, but in the plainer and simpler kind of people, the deed of saying is quite out of use. To promise is most courtly and fashionable; performance is a kind of will or testament which argues a great sickness in his judgment that makes it.”