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Name: All the Sonnets of Shakespeare
Author: William Shakespeare, Paul Edmondson, Stanley Wells
Genre: Classics, Poetry
Review:
This book is a collection of sonnets from the works of William Shakespeare. The sonnets are arranged in a chronological order, along with some notes for the readers.
The introduction by the editor breaks all the myths about William Shakespeare's sonnets and gives us a new perspective and understanding of the sonnets.
I really liked that it has a glossary for words in the poems, which gives us a better understanding of the sonnets and saves us the trouble of googling the word for its meaning.
I am not a big fan of William Shakespeare, but I have an appreciation for his writings. The first thing that made want to read this book was the beautiful cover and its author.
This books gives the readers a new insight and appreciation for William Shakespeare. This lyrical book is amazing and much recommended for all the classic readers, poetry lovers and Shakespeare enthusiast.

For Further Reading:
The Entire Works of William Shakespeare
Sonnets of William Shakespeare
Love Sonnets of Shakespeare

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It seems like a simplistic thing to note, but this is the first time I've read a single analysis of all of the sonnets that are attributed to Shakespeare, and not just the 154 that we generally think of. All the Sonnets of Shakespeare presents familiar material in a new light, with a modern view of context. It's comprehensive, which allows for a different kind of analysis than I'm used to in Shakespeare books. The language and format is approachable, fit for casual readers, but also well thought out enough to appeal to dedicated Shakespeare readers. It serves as a general history of the form of the sonnet, as well, which is an added bonus. It's a balanced book, with effective and interesting literary criticism. A good fit for any collection!

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All the sonnets of Shakespeare is a book which have comparative aspects in language from then and now which is night and day really ! It also comes in a rhyme and reason style. It is written very poetically. Which makes it fun ! It also includes notes of what other experts have observed over the centuries about Shakespeares writing etc.

I was given this arc in exchange for an honest review.

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I've always loved Shakespeare; it is such a delight to see all the sonnets collected into one book and accompanied by fascinating observations.

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Everyone should have a reference book of Shakespeare, especially one like this that categorizes and analyses all of his sonnets and puts them in chronological order. Since language has changed so much from Shakespearean times it's a useful addition to have contemporary paraphrasing of what is now outmoded English.

A great addition to one's library.

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I thought that this was a great collection of Shakespeare's poems. They were all easily formatted for reading and I thoroughly enjoyed them.

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