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Venus and Adonis

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noun

  1. a narrative poem (1593) by Shakespeare.


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When an earlier outbreak closed the theatres in 1593, Shakespeare wrote the poem Venus and Adonis.

From Scientific American • Mar. 29, 2020

Venus and Adonis: Shakespeare’s Epic Poems Part 1 Radio-style show celebrates the poetry of the Bard.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2019

She also explored historical depictions of Venus and Adonis from antiquity to the present.

From New York Times • May 8, 2018

The fourth man holds a fritillary and an ear of sweetcorn - plants which Griffiths says point to Shakespeare's poem Venus and Adonis and his play Titus Andronicus.

From BBC • May 19, 2015

Such a volume as Warton describes was, it seems evident from surviving copies, frequently bound up to contain The Passionate Pilgrim, Venus and Adonis, and other small collections of poetry.

From A History of English Poetry: an Unpublished Continuation by Warton, Thomas

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