Project Gutenberg 1994-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 59579 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_Works_of_Shakespeare "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare" by William Shakespeare is a collection of classic literary works written in the late 16th to early 17th centuries. This comprehensive anthology includes a wide range of genres, encompassing sonnets, comedies, histories, and tragedies, all showcasing Shakespeare's unparalleled mastery of language and character development. Important themes such as love, ambition, betrayal, and the complexities of human nature resonate throughout these timeless pieces. At the start of this collection, the reader is immediately introduced to Shakespeare's "Sonnets," which serve as an eloquent prelude to his themes of love and beauty. These opening verses explore the fleeting nature of beauty and time, with a poignant focus on the necessity of procreation to preserve youthful beauty. The sonnets address a young man of remarkable beauty and the poet's passionate urge for him to reproduce, emphasizing the tensions between self-love and the desire for legacy. Through rhythmic language and rich imagery, the sonnets present a universal contemplation on love, mortality, and the human experience, inviting readers to engage deeply with concepts that remain relevant today. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English drama -- Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 PR Text Plays Category: Poetry Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 7322264 2025-08-24T20:00:50.514758 text/html 7288143 2025-08-24T17:32:54 text/html 2901041 2025-08-24T20:17:18.429624 application/epub+zip 2896217 2025-08-24T20:08:18.429691 application/epub+zip 2896217 2025-08-24T20:04:36.945715 application/epub+zip 5714288 2025-08-24T20:18:45.774748 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5019133 2025-08-24T20:10:20.238583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4143773 2022-09-14T14:03:07.861440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5638525 2025-08-24T20:00:13.713414 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 5422721 2025-08-24T14:21:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16929 2025-08-24T20:18:46.628692 application/rdf+xml 21314 2025-08-24T20:04:47.059679 image/jpeg 3452 2025-08-24T20:04:46.330637 image/jpeg 2806075 2025-08-24T20:00:51.033788 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia