Venus and Adonis
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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
Had Shakespeare never written "Venus and Adonis," Wilde might have written "Charmides" but it would not have been the same poem.
From Oscar Wilde by Ingleby, Leonard Cresswell
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