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Violence
None
No violence
Language
None
No strong language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild erotic imagery in classical poetic form
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild; the poems engage with longing, jealousy, and mortality
What this book is about
Shakespeare's complete sonnets — 154 poems ranging from the procreation sonnets addressed to the Fair Youth to the Dark Lady sequence — constitute one of the greatest collections of lyric poetry in the English language. The poems explore beauty, time, desire, jealousy, and the power of verse to preserve what would otherwise be lost. Essential reading for anyone interested in the history of English poetry.
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