Venus and Adonis (Shakespeare poem)
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Venus and Adonis (Shakespeare poem)
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Venus and Adonis is a narrative poem by William Shakespeare published in 1593. It is probably Shakespeare's first publication. The poem tells the story of Venus, the goddess of Love; of her unrequited love; and of her attempted seduction of Adonis, an extremely handsome young man, who would rather go hunting. The poem is pastoral, and at times erotic, comic and tragic. It contains discourses on the nature of love, and observations of nature. It is written in stanzas of six lines of iambic pentam
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Poem by William Shakespeare
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_and_Adonis_(Shakespeare_poem)
date created:
2004-03-28T23:52:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T15:43:01Z
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