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THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO SHAKESPEARE'S POETRY This Companion provides a full introduction to the poetry of William Shakespeare through discussion of his freestanding narrative poems,the Sonnets,and his plays.Fourteen leading international scholars provide acces- sible and authoritative chapters on all relevant topics:from Shakespeare's seminal role in the development of English poetry,the wide-ranging practice of his poetic form,and his enigmatic place in print and manuscript culture,to his immersion in English Renaissance politics,religion,classicism,and gender dynamics.With individual chapters on Venus and Adonis,The Rape of Lucrece,The Passionate Pilgrim,The Phoenix and Turtle',the Sonnets,and A Lover's Complaint,the Companion also includes chapters on the presence of poetry in the dramatic works,on the relation between poetry and performance, and on the reception and influence of the poems.The volume includes a chronology of Shakespeare's life,a note on reference works,and a reading list for each chapter
THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO SHAKESPEARE’ S POETRY This Companion provides a full introduction to the poetry of William Shakespeare through discussion of his freestanding narrative poems, the Sonnets, and his plays. Fourteen leading international scholars provide accessible and authoritative chapters on all relevant topics: from Shakespeare’s seminal role in the development of English poetry, the wide-ranging practice of his poetic form, and his enigmatic place in print and manuscript culture, to his immersion in English Renaissance politics, religion, classicism, and gender dynamics. With individual chapters on Venus and Adonis, The Rape of Lucrece, The Passionate Pilgrim, ‘The Phoenix and Turtle’, the Sonnets, and A Lover’s Complaint, the Companion also includes chapters on the presence of poetry in the dramatic works, on the relation between poetry and performance, and on the reception and influence of the poems. The volume includes a chronology of Shakespeare’s life, a note on reference works, and a reading list for each chapter
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge,New York,Melbourne,Madrid,Cape Town,Singapore,Sao Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building,Cambridge CB2 2RU,UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press,New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title:www.cambridge.org/9780521608640 C Cambridge University Press 2007 This publication is in copyright.Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2007 Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press,Cambridge A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library ISBN-13 978-0-521-84627-I hardback ISBN-I3 978-0-521-60864-o paperback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is,or will remain,accurate or appropriate
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, Sa˜o Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU, UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521608640 # Cambridge University Press 2007 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 2007 Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge A catalogue record for this publication is available from the British Library ISBN-13 978-0-521-84627-1 hardback ISBN-13 978-0-521-60864-0 paperback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate
CONTENTS List of contributors page ix Preface xi Acknowledgements xili Note on texts xiv Chronology XV Introduction:Shakespeare's poetry in the twenty-first century PATRICK CHENEY I I Shakespeare and the development of English poetry WILLIAM J KENNEDY I4 2 Rhetoric,style,and poetic form JOHN ROE 33 3 Print and manuscript LUKAS ERNE 54 4 Venus and Adonis COPPELIA KAHN 72 5 The Rape of Lucrece CATHERINE BELSEY 90 6 The Passionate Pilgrim and The Phoenix and Turtle' JAMES P.BEDNARZ 108 7 The Sonnets MICHAEL SCHOENFELDT I25 vii
CONTENTS List of contributors page ix Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii Note on texts xiv Chronology xv Introduction: Shakespeare’s poetry in the twenty-first century PATRICK CHENEY 1 1 Shakespeare and the development of English poetry WILLIAM J. KENNEDY 14 2 Rhetoric, style, and poetic form JOHN ROE 33 3 Print and manuscript LUKAS ERNE 54 4 Venus and Adonis COPPE´ LIA KAHN 7 2 5 The Rape of Lucrece CATHERINE BELSEY 9 0 6 The Passionate Pilgrim and ‘The Phoenix and Turtle’ JAMES P . BEDNARZ 108 7 The Sonnets MICHAEL SCHOENFELDT 125 vii
CONTENTS 8 A Lover's Complaint KATHERINE ROWE I44 9 Poetry,politics,and religion ANDREW HADFIELD I6I Io Love,beauty,and sexuality DANIELLE CLARKE 181 II Shakespeare and classicism HEATHER JAMES 202 I2 Poetry in Shakespeare's plays PATRICK CHENEY 22I I3 Poetry and performance DAVID SCHALKWYK 24I I4 Reception and influence SASHA ROBERTS 260 Reference works on Shakespeare's poetry 28I Index 287 vii
8 A Lover’s Complaint KATHERINE ROWE 144 9 Poetry, politics, and religion ANDREW HADFIELD 161 10 Love, beauty, and sexuality DANIELLE CLARKE 181 11 Shakespeare and classicism HEATHER JAMES 202 12 Poetry in Shakespeare’s plays PATRICK CHENEY 221 13 Poetry and performance DAVID SCHALKWYK 241 14 Reception and influence SASHA ROBERTS 260 Reference works on Shakespeare’s poetry 281 Index 287 CONTENTS viii