Synopsis:

This is the first edition of Shakespeare's sonnets and other poems to be developed by and for the RSC, the world's leading theater company, and it includes unique material to help the reader understand and enjoy Shakespeare. It features: outstanding on-page notes which explain words and phrases unfamiliar to a modern audience, including the slang, political references and bawdy humor often ignored or censored in competing editions; completely new introduction by Jonathan Bate, exploring the text and critical debates around it; and, clear, easy-to-read page design, with a single sonnet to each page.Developed in conjunction with the Royal Shakespeare Company, this fresh edition of Shakespeare's sonnets and other poems offers a completely new introduction from renowned scholar Jonathan Bate, outstanding on-page explanatory notes and a clear, easy-to-read design