The Sonnets (Signet Classic Shakespeare) (Prebound)

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The Signet Classic Shakespeare Series
The work of the world's greatest dramatist edited by outstanding scholars

The Sonnets
UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE SIGNET CLASSICS SHAKESPEARE

- An extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and sonnets by the general editor of the Signet Classics Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University

- Special introduction to The Sonnets, by W. H. Auden

- Literary criticism by William Empson, Hallett Smith, Winifred M. T. Nowottny, and Helen Vendler

- Detailed footnotes at the bottom of each page of the sonnets

- List of recommended reading

- All text printed in the clearest, most readable type