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    The Sonnets

    Part of The Pelican Shakespeare

    Author William Shakespeare
    Introduction by John Hollander
    Edited by Stephen Orgel
    Series edited by Stephen Orgel, A. R. Braunmuller
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    Penguin Adult HC/TR | Penguin Classics
    On sale Nov 14, 2017 | 208 Pages | 9780143131717
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    The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series, now in a dazzling new series design

    Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books | 50 Covers competition

    Gold Medal Winner of the 3x3 Illustration Annual No. 14

    A Penguin Classic
     
    This edition of The Sonnets is edited with an introduction by John Hollander and was recently repackaged with cover art by Manuja Waldia. Waldia received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators for the Pelican Shakespeare series.

    The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare’s time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. Updated by general editors Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller, these easy-to-read editions incorporate over thirty years of Shakespeare scholarship undertaken since the original series, edited by Alfred Harbage, appeared between 1956 and 1967. With stunning new covers, definitive texts, and illuminating essays, the Pelican Shakespeare will remain a valued resource for students, teachers, and theater professionals for many years to come.

    106

    When in the chronicle of wasted time
    I see descriptions of the fairest wights, And beauty making beautiful old rhyme
    In praise of ladies dead and lovely knights; Then, in the blazon of sweet beauty’s best, Of hand, of foot, of lip, of eye, of brow,
    I see their antique pen would have expressed
    Even such a beauty as you  master  now.  So all their praises are but prophecies Of this our time, all you prefiguring;
    And, for they looked but with divining eyes, They had not still enough your worth to sing:
    For we, which now behold these present days,
    Have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise.

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    William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was a poet, playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare's vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems; and 154 sonnets. His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. View titles by William Shakespeare
    “Gorgeous new Shakespeare paperbacks.” 
    —Marlon James, author of A Brief History of Seven Killings

    “I have been using the Pelican Shakespeare for years in my lecture course—it's invaluable, the best individual-volume series available for students.”
    —Marjorie Garber, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of English and Visual and Environmental Studies, Harvard University 

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    The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series, now in a dazzling new series design

    Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books | 50 Covers competition

    Gold Medal Winner of the 3x3 Illustration Annual No. 14

    A Penguin Classic
     
    This edition of The Sonnets is edited with an introduction by John Hollander and was recently repackaged with cover art by Manuja Waldia. Waldia received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators for the Pelican Shakespeare series.

    The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare’s time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. Updated by general editors Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller, these easy-to-read editions incorporate over thirty years of Shakespeare scholarship undertaken since the original series, edited by Alfred Harbage, appeared between 1956 and 1967. With stunning new covers, definitive texts, and illuminating essays, the Pelican Shakespeare will remain a valued resource for students, teachers, and theater professionals for many years to come.

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    106

    When in the chronicle of wasted time
    I see descriptions of the fairest wights, And beauty making beautiful old rhyme
    In praise of ladies dead and lovely knights; Then, in the blazon of sweet beauty’s best, Of hand, of foot, of lip, of eye, of brow,
    I see their antique pen would have expressed
    Even such a beauty as you  master  now.  So all their praises are but prophecies Of this our time, all you prefiguring;
    And, for they looked but with divining eyes, They had not still enough your worth to sing:
    For we, which now behold these present days,
    Have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to praise.

    . All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

    Author

    William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was a poet, playwright, and actor who is widely regarded as one of the most influential writers in the history of the English language. Often referred to as the Bard of Avon, Shakespeare's vast body of work includes comedic, tragic, and historical plays; poems; and 154 sonnets. His dramatic works have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. View titles by William Shakespeare

    Praise

    “Gorgeous new Shakespeare paperbacks.” 
    —Marlon James, author of A Brief History of Seven Killings

    “I have been using the Pelican Shakespeare for years in my lecture course—it's invaluable, the best individual-volume series available for students.”
    —Marjorie Garber, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of English and Visual and Environmental Studies, Harvard University 

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