The Complete Sonnets and Poems (Oxford Shakespeare)
`'it was a brilliant idea to produce the narrative poems and sonnets as a single edition....[Burrow's] book-length introduction [is] the best study there is of Shakespeare as a poet.' 'if the bookshelf had room for only one edition of Shakespeare's poems, Burrow's would be the one'' Stephen Orgel, London Review of Books`'it is a superb edition, beautifully conceived, learned, intelligent, generous, judicious; but most impressive in the way it locates Shakespeare's poems in relation to each other and to his career.' ' Stephen Orgel`'lucid, acute, to the point, and often amusing . . . a distinguished addition to a distinguished series.'' Henry Woudhuysen, Times Literary Supplement`'Colin Burrow's good sense, tact and balance as an editor are deeply impressive.'' Henry Woudhuysen, Times Literary Supplement`the best edition of these (mostly) cracking poems' Evening Standard