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Description - The Sonnets by William Shakespeare

ThelegendaryPelicanShakespeareseriesfeaturesauthoritativeand
meticulouslyresearchedtextspairedwithscholarshipbyrenowned
Shakespeareans.UpdatedbygeneraleditorsStephen
OrgelofStanfordUniversityandA.R.BraunmullerofUCLA,eachbookincludesan
essayonthetheatricalworldofShakespeare'stime,anintroductiontothe
individualplay,andadetailednoteonthetextused.Theseeasy-to-readeditions
incorporateoverthirtyyearsofShakespearescholarshipundertakensincethe
originalseries,editedbyAlfredHarbageappearedbetween1956and1967.With
theseelectrifyingnewcovers,dependabletexts,andilluminatingessays,the
PelicanShakespearewillremainsavaluedresourceforstudents,teachers,and
theaterprofessionalsformanyyearstocome.
Thiseditionof The Sonnets iseditedbyJohn Hollander.

The acclaimed Pelican Shakespeare series, now in a dazzling new series design

Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books | 50 Covers competition

Gold Medal Winner of the 3x3 Illustration Annual No. 14

A Penguin Classic

This edition of The Sonnets isedited with an introduction by John Hollander and was recently repackaged with cover art by Manuja Waldia.Waldia received a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators for the Pelican Shakespeare series.

The legendary Pelican Shakespeare series features authoritative and meticulously researched texts paired with scholarship by renowned Shakespeareans. Each book includes an essay on the theatrical world of Shakespeare's time, an introduction to the individual play, and a detailed note on the text used. Updated by general editors Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller, these easy-to-read editions incorporate over thirty years of Shakespeare scholarship undertaken since the original series, edited by Alfred Harbage, appeared between 1956 and 1967. With stunning new covers, definitive texts, and illuminating essays, the Pelican Shakespeare will remain a valued resource for students, teachers, and theater professionals for many years to come.

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