Venus and Adonis: Critical Essays

Venus and Adonis: Critical Essays
ISBN-10
081532149X
ISBN-13
9780815321491
Series
Venus and Adonis
Category
Adonis (Greek deity) in literature
Pages
429
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
Psychology Press
Author
Philip C. Kolin

Description

This is the first collection of critical essays devoted exclusively to Shakespeare's first published work, his long narrative poem Venus and Adonis which established his reputation as the literary darling of London and the heir of Ovid. Particularly important is the book's coverage of the little-known presence of Venus and Adonis on stage.A substantial introduction of 65 pagessurveys the history of criticism about the poem and its significance, and addresses such issues as the burdens of readership and the poem as a staged production. Following are 19 reprinted works from the 18th to late 20th centuries and seven original essays by leading scholars that examine the poem from a variety of theoretical and critical perspectives-Lacanian desire, semiotics and Elizabethan wardship, female readership, mythology, aesthetics and art history. An extensive chronological bibliography of scholarship, editions, and theatrical and literary reviews makes this volume indispensable.

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