Shakespeare's 154 sonnets revolutionized the form and remain the English language's most perfect distillation of desire, mortality, jealousy, and time's cruelty. Addressed to a mysterious young man and a "dark lady," these poems move from idealization to disillusionment to a love that persists despite rather than because of beauty. Shakespeare writes obsession with unflinching honesty, capturing how desire makes us ridiculous and transcendent in the same breath. This poetry collection includes all of Shakespeare's sonnets exploring love, beauty, time, and mortality in verse that defined English poetry.
 
 
 
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