The Signet Classic Shakespeare Series
The work of the world's greatest dramatist edited by outstanding scholars The Sonnets
UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE SIGNET CLASSICS SHAKESPEARE - An extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and sonnets by the general editor of the Signet Classics Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University
- Special introduction to
The Sonnets, by W. H. Auden
- Literary criticism by William Empson, Hallett Smith, Winifred M. T. Nowottny, and Helen Vendler
- Detailed footnotes at the bottom of each page of the sonnets
- List of recommended reading
- All text printed in the clearest, most readable type