Project Gutenberg 1997-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 241 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William The Sonnets The Shakespearian Sonnets There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1041 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Lady_(Shakespeare) "The Sonnets" by William Shakespeare is a celebrated collection of poetry written during the late 16th century. This seminal work explores themes of love, beauty, time, and mortality through a series of poignant sonnets that examine the complexities of personal relationships, particularly an affectionate address to a young man, which has sparked much scholarly debate and admiration. The opening of "The Sonnets" introduces the reader to a series of profound reflections on beauty and procreation. The speaker urges a beautiful young man to consider the importance of leaving an heir to preserve his beauty for future generations. The sonnets evoke a sense of urgency about time's relentless passing and the natural decay of beauty, imploring the young man to share his gift and not let it perish unremembered. The language is rich and vivid, employing metaphor and rhetorical questions to underscore the speaker's emotions, setting the stage for an exploration of love and desire throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English poetry Sonnets, English PR Text Category: Poetry Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 161492 2025-09-10T09:00:35.229327 text/html 161311 2025-01-07T15:49:43.906416 text/html 119191 2025-09-10T09:00:50.906265 application/epub+zip 119627 2025-09-10T09:00:42.873284 application/epub+zip 260603 2025-09-14T07:56:42 image/jpeg 119627 2025-09-10T09:00:37.673302 application/epub+zip 228972 2025-09-10T09:00:57.352227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213827 2025-09-10T09:00:50.095288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173133 2022-08-01T08:04:32.475786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125099 2025-09-10T09:00:34.839315 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 105434 2025-09-10T06:32:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16635 2025-09-10T09:00:57.509275 application/rdf+xml 12746 2025-09-10T09:00:42.331284 image/jpeg 3444 2025-09-10T09:00:42.071273 image/jpeg 118816 2025-09-10T09:00:35.242329 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