Venus and Adonis
For the story of Shakespeare’s first published work:
Venus and Adonis : the Birth of Shakespeare
The Elizabethan Adonis, Sir Philip Sidney
Henry Wriothesley and Clapham’s Narcissus
Shakespeare’s Patron, Mary Sidney Herbert Countess of Pembroke
John Florio, Thomas Nashe and the Battle over the Legacy of Philip Sidney
I have also posted three essays which explore the language and themes in the text of Venus and Adonis itself:
Venus and Adonis: Shakespeare’s Purple Poem
Venus and Adonis: More white, and red than doves or roses
Venus and Adonis: The Equinoctial Boar and the Easter Flower
Venus and Adonis: the Birth of Shakespeare
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Henry Wriothesley and Clapham’s Narcissus
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Shakespeare’s Patron: Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke
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John Florio, Thomas Nashe and the Battle over the Legacy of Philip Sidney
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