Length2h 38m
About this audiobook
For over four centuries, Shakespeare's Sonnets have stood as the most celebrated and enigmatic collection of poems in the English language. Published in 1609, without the author's apparent consent, these poems form an intimate and complex meditation on the nature of love, beauty, mortality, and the passage of time.
Unlike the dramas for which he is famous, the Sonnets offer a glimpse into what feels like a deeply personal world. The poems trace a narrative of intense emotion: the adoration of a beautiful young man, the dark allure of a mysterious "Dark Lady," and the bitter rivalry with a competing poet. Yet, despite centuries of scholarship, their autobiographical truth remains tantalizingly out of reach.
From the breathtaking idealism of the opening sonnets, urging procreation and immortality, to the raw, obsessive passion of the later poems, this collection captures every shade of human desire. Here, love is celebrated, interrogated, mourned, and ultimately, immortalized through the very words on the page.
Audiobook details
GenrePoetry, General Fiction
Length2 hrs 38 mins
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LanguageEnglish
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