Smithsonian Magazine23d
‘Politically Repurposed’ Copy of Famous Shakespearean Love Sonnet Discovered Inside a 17th-Century Poetry Collection
The rare handwritten copy of "Sonnet 116" features several additional lines, which may have been an attempt to insert British ...
Artnet28d
Forgotten Copy of Shakespeare’s Most Famous Sonnet Unearthed in Oxford Library
William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 remains one of the best-known ... tantalizingly raises the possibility of other famous texts which might be lying unseen in unexpected forms in the midst of ...
Smithsonian Magazine24d
‘Politically Repurposed’ Copy of Famous Shakespearean Love Sonnet Discovered Inside a 17th-Century Poetry Collection
But the collection’s most intriguing text is an altered copy of Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 116,” a famous ode to unceasing love. Elias Ashmole, a 17th-century politician and collector John ...
Seattle Times29d
Not Time’s Fool: A Rare Version of a Shakespeare Sonnet Is Discovered
LONDON — If you have already had the good fortune of encountering “Sonnet 116” by William Shakespeare ... not time’s fool,” perhaps its most famous phrase, is held up as a toast to ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs28d
Hand-written version of Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 discovered in 17th-century manuscript
A rare handwritten copy of William Shakespeare's famous Sonnet 116 was found at Oxford's Bodleian Library, marking only the second known manuscript of the poem. Dr. Leah Veronese, an English ...
Grampian Online10d
Buckie Choral Union soring concert to celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday with a jazzy touch
Last year’s spring concert saw the Choral Union welcome back an old friend in the shape of Dr Kathryn Arnould, who sang the ...
Decolonising Shakespeare makes no sense for this simple reason
Bard bashing has become something of a national sport, says Robert McCrum, and the latest attempt to rewrite the legacy of ...
allthatsinteresting23d
A Revised Copy Of A Famous Shakespeare Sonnet Was Just Discovered In A 17th-Century Collection At Oxford
While flipping through 17th-century manuscripts at the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries, researcher Leah Veronese stumbled upon a fascinating document: an altered version of William ...
Reader's Digest21d
20 Famous Poems Everyone Needs to Read at Least Once
While it is tough to pick a favorite work of William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 18” is definitely a top contender. Not only is it one of the most famous poems ever written, but it’s also one of ...