Shakespeare's sonnets
Thomas Thorpe's edition of the sonnets (1609) | |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
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| Language | Early Modern English |
| Genre | Renaissance poetry |
| Publisher | Thomas Thorpe |
Publication date | 1609 |
| Publication place | England |
| Text | Shakespeare's Sonnets at Wikisource |
William Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) wrote sonnets on a variety of themes. When discussing or referring to Shakespeare's sonnets, it is almost always a reference to the 154 sonnets that were first published all together in a quarto in 1609. However, there are six additional sonnets that Shakespeare wrote and included in the plays Romeo and Juliet, Henry V and Love's Labour's Lost. There is also a partial sonnet found in the play Edward III.