num_pages: 16
description: Venus and Adonis is Shakespeare's narrative poem about the love of the goddess Venus for the mortal youth Adonis, dedicated partly to his patron, the Earl of Southampton (thought by some to be the beautiful youth to which many of the Sonnets are addressed). The poem recounts Venus' attempts to woo Adonis, their passionate coupling, and Adonis' rejection of the goddess, to which she responds with jealousy, with tragic results.
language: English
title: Venus and Adonis
titlecomplete: Venus and Adonis
genres: Literature, British Literature, Classics, Mythology, Drama, Plays, Fiction, Poetry, 16th Century, Romance
ratings_count: 3042
publisher: Reclam, Ditzingen