{"product_id":"the-poems-of-william-shakespeare-william-shakespeare-9781530409297","title":"The Poems of William Shakespeare","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Poems of William Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilliam SHAKESPEARE (1554 - 1616)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Rape of Lucrece\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Rape of Lucrece (1594) is a narrative poem by William Shakespeare about the legendary Lucretia. Lucrece draws on the story described in both Ovid's Fasti and Livy's history of Rome. In 509 BC, Sextus Tarquinius, son of Tarquin, the king of Rome, raped Lucretia (Lucrece), wife of Collatinus, one of the king's aristocratic retainers. As a result, Lucrece committed suicide. Her body was paraded in the Roman Forum by the king's nephew. This incited a full-scale revolt against the Tarquins led by Lucius Junius Brutus, the banishment of the royal family, and the founding of the Roman republic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Phoenix and the Turtle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Phoenix and the Turtle is an allegorical poem about the death of ideal love by William Shakespeare. It is widely considered to be one of his most obscure works and has led to many conflicting interpretations. It has also been called \"the first great published metaphysical poem\". The title \"The Phoenix and the Turtle\" is a conventional label. As published, the poem was untitled. The \"turtle\" is the Turtledove, not the shelled reptile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The poem describes a funeral arranged for the deceased Phoenix and Turtledove, respectively emblems of perfection and of devoted love. Some birds are invited, but others excluded. It goes on to state that the love of the birds created a perfect unity which transcended all logic and material fact. It concludes with a prayer for the dead lovers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Passionate Pilgrim\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Passionate Pilgrim was published by William Jaggard, later the publisher of Shakespeare's First Folio. The first edition survives only in a single fragmentary copy; its date cannot be fixed with certainty since its title page is missing, though many scholars judge it likely to be from 1599, the year the second edition appeared with the attribution to Shakespeare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This version of The Passionate Pilgrim, contains 15 romantic sonnets and short poems. The works contained, while disputed as to authorship, are in this writer's most humble opinion among the best of the age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eVenus and Adonis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. This recording features three different readers performing the narration, Venus, and Adonis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1530409292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781530409297\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.30d","brand":"William Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985504796927,"sku":"9781530409297","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c644f364-03f9-4af1-baec-02c77abc2752.jpg?v=1683277922","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-poems-of-william-shakespeare-william-shakespeare-9781530409297","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}