Themes and Variations in Shakespeare's Sonnets
Author | : J B Leishman |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2013-04-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781135032777 |
ISBN-13 | : 1135032777 |
Rating | : 4/5 (777 Downloads) |
Download or read book Themes and Variations in Shakespeare's Sonnets written by J B Leishman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1961. This study analyses Shakespeare's treatment of the universal themes of Beauty, Love and Time. He compares Shakespeare with other great poets and sonnet writers - Pindar, Horace and Ovid, with Petrarch, Tasso and Ronsart, with Shakespeare's own English predecessors and contemporaries, notably Spenser, Daniel and Drayton and with John Donne. By discussing their resemblances and differences, a not altogether orthodox picture of Shakespeare's attitude to life is presented, which suggests that he was not as phlegmatic and equable a person as critics have often supposed.