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218747Shakespeare's Sonnets, Retoldhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/shakespeare-s-sonnets-retold/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1621825/8f7402d0-04a8-47cc-b013-537f40a04db0.jpg?v=638338493335800000290290MXNPenguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupInStock/Audiolibros/<p><strong>An enlightening and entertaining collection of the most esteemed love poems in the English canon, retold in contemporary language everyone can understand</strong></p><p>James Anthony has long enjoyed poetry with a strict adherence to beat, rhythm, and rhyming patterns, which he likens to the very best pop songs. This drew him to the rewarding 14-line structure of Shakespeares sonnets, yet he often found their abstract language frustratingly unintelligible. One day, out of curiosity, he rewrote Sonnet 18<em>Shall I compare thee to a summers day</em>line-by-line, in the strict five-beat iambic pentameter and rhyming patterns of the original, but in a contemporary language a modern reader could easily understand. The meaning and sentimentdifficult to spot, initiallycame to life, revealing new intricacies in the workings of Shakespeares heart.</p><p>And so, James embarked on a full-time, year-long project to rewrite all 154 of the Bards eternal verses creating SHAKESPEARES SONNETS, RETOLD. This collection of masterful reinterpretations brilliantly demystifies and breathes new life into Shakespeares work, demonstrating the continued resonance of a playwright whose popularity remains over 400 years after his death. Now, the passion, heartbreak, deception, reconciliation, and mortality of Shakespeares originals can be understood by all, without the need to cross reference to an enjoyment-sapping study-guide. Coming with a foreword by Stephen Fry, this is a stunning collection of beautiful love poems made new.</p><p><strong>Read by Paapa Essiedu, James Anthony, and Stephen Fry</strong></p>...217412Shakespeare's Sonnets, Retold290290https://www.gandhi.com.mx/shakespeare-s-sonnets-retold/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1621825/8f7402d0-04a8-47cc-b013-537f40a04db0.jpg?v=638338493335800000InStockMXN99999DIAudiolibro20189781984842886_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9781984842886_<p><strong>An enlightening and entertaining collection of the most esteemed love poems in the English canon, retold in contemporary language everyone can understand</strong></p><p>James Anthony has long enjoyed poetry with a strict adherence to beat, rhythm, and rhyming patterns, which he likens to the very best pop songs. This drew him to the rewarding 14-line structure of Shakespeares sonnets, yet he often found their abstract language frustratingly unintelligible. One day, out of curiosity, he rewrote Sonnet 18<em>Shall I compare thee to a summers day</em>line-by-line, in the strict five-beat iambic pentameter and rhyming patterns of the original, but in a contemporary language a modern reader could easily understand. The meaning and sentimentdifficult to spot, initiallycame to life, revealing new intricacies in the workings of Shakespeares heart.</p><p>And so, James embarked on a full-time, year-long project to rewrite all 154 of the Bards eternal verses creating SHAKESPEARES SONNETS, RETOLD. This collection of masterful reinterpretations brilliantly demystifies and breathes new life into Shakespeares work, demonstrating the continued resonance of a playwright whose popularity remains over 400 years after his death. Now, the passion, heartbreak, deception, reconciliation, and mortality of Shakespeares originals can be understood by all, without the need to cross reference to an enjoyment-sapping study-guide. Coming with a foreword by Stephen Fry, this is a stunning collection of beautiful love poems made new.</p><p><strong>Read by Paapa Essiedu, James Anthony, and Stephen Fry</strong></p>(*_*)9781984842886_<p><strong>An enlightening and entertaining collection of the most esteemed love poems in the English canon, retold in contemporary language everyone can understand</strong></p><p>James Anthony has long enjoyed poetry with a strict adherence to beat, rhythm, and rhyming patterns, which he likens to the very best pop songs. This drew him to the rewarding 14-line structure of Shakespeares sonnets, yet he often found their abstract language frustratingly unintelligible. One day, out of curiosity, he rewrote Sonnet 18<em>Shall I compare thee to a summers day</em>line-by-line, in the strict five-beat iambic pentameter and rhyming patterns of the original, but in a contemporary language a modern reader could easily understand. The meaning and sentimentdifficult to spot, initiallycame to life, revealing new intricacies in the workings of Shakespeares heart.</p><p>And so, James embarked on a full-time, year-long project to rewrite all 154 of the Bards eternal verses creating SHAKESPEARES SONNETS, RETOLD. This collection of masterful reinterpretations brilliantly demystifies and breathes new life into Shakespeares work, demonstrating the continued resonance of a playwright whose popularity remains over 400 years after his death. Now, the passion, heartbreak, deception, reconciliation, and mortality of Shakespeares originals can be understood by all, without the need to cross reference to an enjoyment-sapping study-guide. Coming with a foreword by Stephen Fry, this is a stunning collection of beautiful love poems made new.</p><p><strong>Read by Paapa Essiedu, James Anthony, and Stephen Fry</strong></p>...9781984842886_Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Groupaudiolibro_3f6ee48f-e597-34c8-a896-03de46ad388e_9781984842886;9781984842886_9781984842886James AnthonyInglésMéxicoNoMINUTE2018-11-13T00:00:00+00:00Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group