The Rape of Lucrece (Esprios Classics) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798210030597)

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.

Author: William Shakespeare
ISBN-13: 9798210030597
Publisher: Blurb
Language: English
Published: 04/26/2024
Pages: 58
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.14d