Shakespeare's Sonnets (Folger Shakespeare Library Series)

Folger Shakespeare Library

The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies

• Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on the page facing each sonnet

• A brief introduction to each sonnet, providing insight into its possible meaning

• An index of first lines

• An essay by Professor Lynne Magnusson, a leading Shakespeare scholar, providing a modern perspective on the poems

• Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs.

Folger Shakespeare Library

The world's leading center for Shakespeare studies

• Full explanatory notes conveniently placedon the page facing each sonnet

• A brief introduction to each sonnet, providing insight into its possible meaning

• An index of first lines

• An essay by Professor Lynne Magnusson, a leading Shakespeare scholar, providing a modern perspective on the poems

• Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs.

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.

Barbara A. Mowat is Director of Academic Programs at the Folger Shakespeare Library, Editor of Shakespeare Quarterly, Chair of the Folger Institute, and author of The Dramaturgy of Shakespeare's Romances and of essays on Shakespeare's plays and on the editing of the plays.

Paul Werstine is Professor of English at King's College and the Graduate School of the University of Western Ontario, Canada. He is the author of many papers and articles on the printing and editing of Shakespeare's plays and was Associate Editor of the annual Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England from 1980 to 1989.