Naming Thy Name

by Elaine Scarry

Book Overview

A fascinating case for the identity of Shakespeare's beautiful young man

Shakespeare's sonnets are indisputably the most enigmatic and enduring love poems written in English. They also may be the most often argued-over sequence of love poems in any language. But what is it that continues to elude us? While it is in part the spellbinding incantations, the hide-and-seek of sound and meaning, it is also the mystery of the noble...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374537232
• ISBN13: 9780374537234
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.7"