Shakespeare's Sonnets Re-doneSHAKESPEARE’S SONNETS RE-DONE consists of all 154 of the sonnets William Shakespeare sent down to us; however, those items have been given some evident rewritings -- between ‘translations’ and ‘adaptations’. Stylistic compromises infest the now perhaps final versions. For instance, some definite splittings of infinitives and some very findable examples of the expletive ‘there’ and the expletive ‘it’--along with such probably major solecisms as Enjambment--might be seen as real detractors. After an Editorial While had elapsed a giving up occurred. [Bruce Hamilton had intended to reduce to zero the occurrences of the word “wow,” but he somehow retained all such occurrences.] SHAKESPEARE’S SONNETS RE-DONE reflects an abiding wish to produce highly accessible Modern Versions of Shakespeare’s ‘originals.’ |
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... 1672-1 (sc) Library of Congress Control Number: 2004099379 Printed in the United States ofAmerica Bloomington, Indiana This book is printed on acid-free paper. [Redone by Bruce Hamilton] All beauty, we believe, should multiply,
... beauty on a shelf. You, who right now are truth's main ornament and life's main augurer of one more spring, within your own bud seem intransigent in your desire to blast all blossoming. Pity the world, or else let gluttony so rule you ...
... beauty's field, your youthful finery, so admired right now, will be a tattered rag that looks congealed. Then, if you're asked where all your beauty lies (the treasure of your long-lost lusty days), to say, “It's all within your deep ...
... beauty's legacies on just yourself? Dame Nature never gives, though she may lend, and, being wise, she lends to no warped elf. So, you, you lovely miser, why O, why do you abuse the wealth that's long been yours? Ungracious skinflint ...
... beauty might of beauty seem so freed life's every spring would be composed of falls. Yet, flowers-distilled when met by icy blasts lose just their show while all their substance lasts. [Redone by Bruce Hamilton] So, don't let winter's ...