Venus and Adonis: Critical Essays
Subtitle: Critical Essays (Shakespearean Criticism (Garland))
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: February 1, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Library Binding
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780815321491
Subjects: Poetry & poets: 16th to 18th centuries; Shakespeare studies & criticism; Venus (Roman deity) in literature; Mythology, Classical, in liter; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Drama; Poetry; English; Literary Criticism; Shakespeare, William,; Mythology, Classical, in literature; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; General; Literary Criticism & Collections / General; Shakespeare, William; Venus and Adonis; Adonis (Greek deity) in literature; 1564-1616; Adonis (Greek deity) in litera
First sentence: Venus and Adonis merits a special place in the canon as Shakespeare's first published work.