Shakespeare's Sonnets

By Philip Terry

Inspired by the flotsam of contemporary culture, journalism, and spam emails, this collection of poetry transforms Shakespeare's sonnet sequence into a celebration of the possibilities of language unleashed. Shakespeare's themes of fading beauty, posterity, immortality, and death find their modern-day responses in celebrity gossip, consumer products, vampirism, and the credit crunch. Dynamic and anarchic, this exploration sheds light on Shakespeare and the contemporary world in a disturbing yet entertaining manner.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184777072X
• ISBN13: 9781847770721
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Carcanet Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"