Project Gutenberg
1998-11-01
Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details.
101
Shakespeare, William
1564
1616
Shakspeare, William
Shakspere, William
Sonnets on Sundry Notes of Music
This etext was prepared by the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers
"Sonnets on Sundry Notes of Music" by William Shakespeare is a collection of poetic works that blends themes of love and nature through enchanting lyricism. Written during the late 16th to early 17th century, this book captures the essence of the Elizabethan era, where poetry was a popular form of expression, particularly regarding the complexities of human emotions. The likely topic of the book revolves around the interplay of love, desire, and the beauty of nature, illustrated through a series of sonnets. The content of the collection features a variety of sonnets that explore different facets of love, from its joys to its heartbreaks. In the poems, Shakespeare personifies emotions and presents vivid imagery of idyllic pastoral scenes, often contrasting the beauty of nature with the pain of love unrequited or lost. The speaker laments the fickleness of fortune and reflects on the nature of true friendship, contemplating how relationships can shift with changing circumstances. In essence, the collection serves as an evocative meditation on love's complications, delivered through Shakespeare's masterful command of language and rhythm. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
en
English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700
PR
Text
Category: Poetry
Category: Classics of Literature
Category: British Literature
38426
2025-07-01T09:51:04.894550
text/html
38247
2025-01-07T17:29:18.479682
text/html
97539
2025-07-01T09:51:09.779528
application/epub+zip
96317
2025-07-01T09:51:07.751536
application/epub+zip
76127
2025-07-01T09:51:06.695532
application/epub+zip
225857
2025-07-01T09:51:11.163537
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
218503
2025-07-01T09:51:09.136557
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
172022
2022-08-01T09:37:55.468589
application/x-mobipocket-ebook
28289
2025-07-01T09:51:04.693532
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
20038
2015-04-02T11:32:12
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
8974
2015-04-02T11:32:36
text/plain; charset=us-ascii
application/zip
17219
2025-07-01T09:51:11.279513
application/rdf+xml
16598
2025-07-01T09:51:07.180547
image/jpeg
3959
2025-07-01T09:51:06.936550
image/jpeg
97147
2025-07-01T09:51:04.900537
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