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'Politically Repurposed' Copy of Famous Shakespearean Love Sonnet Discovered Inside a 17th-Century Poetry Collection
While conducting research in the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, a scholar discovered something remarkable: a ...
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A Rare Love Poem Written By Shakespeare Was Found Tucked Away In A Manuscript
A forgotten copy of Shakespeare’s famous Sonnet 116 was found tucked away in a 17th-century manuscript in the Oxford Library.
Rare copy of famous Shakespeare love poem found
A rare hand-written copy of one of the most famous love poems ever written has been discovered after hundreds of years. Dr ...
Hand-written version of Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 discovered in 17th-century manuscript
Researchers said the added lines "potentially transform" the sonnet from "a meditation on romantic love into a powerful ...
Not Time’s Fool: A Rare Version of a Shakespeare Sonnet Is Discovered
An Oxford researcher found a rare, handwritten variation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous love poems. About 400 years ago, ...
A rare version of a famous Shakespeare sonnet is discovered
If you have already had the good fortune of encountering “Sonnet 116” by William Shakespeare, you were probably at a wedding.
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What is a sonnet?
Whatever the weather. The poetic form of the sonnet originated in the 13th century in Italy. It was originally intended as a way of expressing romantic love among the upper classes. Traditional ...