Venus and Adonis
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Stratford-upon-Avon born playwright Shakespeare dedicated Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece to Wriothesley, who some think was the "fair youth" to whom many of Shakespeare's sonnets are addressed.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025
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
A celebrated footnote about the boar that gores Adonis in Venus and Adonis gives a flavour of the whole:
From The Guardian • Oct. 27, 2018
His romance, written in the form of memoirs, according to the usual rule of the picaresque, is dedicated to the Earl of Southampton, under whose patronage Shakespeare had already placed his "Venus and Adonis."
From The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare by Jusserand, J. J.
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