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The Rape of Lucrece
William Shakespeare
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The Rape of Lucrece
William Shakespeare
The Rape of Lucrece (1594) is a narrative poem by William Shakespeare about the legendary Roman noblewoman Lucretia. In his previous narrative poem, Venus and Adonis (1593), Shakespeare had included a dedicatory letter to his patron, the Earl of Southampton, in which he promised to compose a "graver labour". Accordingly, The Rape of Lucrece has a serious tone throughout. The poem begins with a prose dedication addressed directly to the Earl of Southampton, which begins, "The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without end." It refers to the poem as a pamphlet, which describes the form of its original publication of 1594. The dedication is followed by "The Argument", a prose paragraph that summarizes the historical context of
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | February 16, 2020 |
ISBN13 | 9781678148874 |
Publishers | Lulu.com |
Pages | 74 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 5 mm · 122 g |
Language | English |
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