All the Sonnets of Shakespeare

By: William Shakespeare, Paul Edmondson - editor, Stanley Wells - editor

Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh, Lolita Chakrabarti

How can we look afresh at Shakespeare as a writer of sonnets? What new light might they shed on his career, personality, and sexuality? Shakespeare wrote sonnets for at least 30 years, not only for himself, for professional reasons, and for those he loved, but also in his plays, as prologues, as epilogues, and as part of their poetic texture.

This groundbreaking book assembles all of Shakespeare's sonnets in their probable order of composition. An inspiring introduction debunks long-established biographical myths about Shakespeare's sonnets and proposes new insights about how and why he wrote them. This volume will be treasured by students, scholars, and every Shakespeare enthusiast.

Public Domain (P)2021 Cambridge University Press

Exceptional

Kenneth Branagh is superb as the narrator. His voice is eloquent, his modulation , tone and inflection is perfect.

Scholarship and performance skill of superb quality.

This is a supreme achievement in the arts and sciences, a treasure to cherish. This is a precious jewel within the human soul.

love it, love it, love it.

Love all the background and Kenny's performance is to die for. Will be listening to this on repeat.

Sonnet 151

Maybe it's me? But I couldn't find Sonnet 151 in the wonderful Audible recording. Anyone else?

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