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008			990610s1999 nyu b 001 0 eng
010			_a99016779
020			_a0582215129
020			_a0582215137 (cased : alk. paper)
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050	0	0	_aPR2984 _b.C68 1999
082			_a821.3 _bCOU
090			_aPR2984 _b*Cou
100	1		_aCousins, A. D., _d1950-
245	1	0	_aShakespeare's sonnets and narrative poems / _cA.D. Cousins.
260			_aNew York : _bLongman, _c2000.
300			_a227 p.
440		0	_aLongman medieval and Renaissance library.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520	1		_a"In discussing Shakespeare's Sonnets and narrative poems, this book focuses on their sceptical cast of thought, on their concern with what wisdom might be in human conduct and with how far human conduct might be governable by wisdom, and on their preoccupation with knowing, inventing, or reinventing the past. It focuses on their exploration of the relations among self-knowledge, sexuality, and death, as well as on their ambiguous figuring of gender. In doing so it considers the relations between Shakespeare's non-dramatic verse, and, in particular, that of his contemporaries; it also considers the relations between Shakespeare's non-dramatic verse and his plays. Offering new interpretations of the Sonnets and narrative poems, the book highlights their sensitivity to the paradoxicality and elusiveness of human experience. It is the first comprehensive study of the Sonnets and narrative poems for over a decade."--BOOK JACKET.
650		0	_aNarrative poetry, English _xHistory and criticism.
650		0	_aSonnets, English _xHistory and criticism.
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