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Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 . Sonnets. 2. Sonnets, English—History and criticism. I. Title.  \nPR2848.V46 1997  \n821′.3—dc21 97–15306  \nFor Joan Weitzner Levine  \nThose friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel.  \n—Hamlet  \nACKNOWLEDGMENTS  \nI am sincerely grateful to those who have preceded me in writing about  \nthe Sonnets. Though I mention only recent scholars in my Introduction, I am of course also indebted to all those, from the eighteenth century onward, who have reflected on these poems. My understanding of individual sonnets has been helped over the years by the editions and commentaries and books and articles and translations I have absorbed. The sheer volume of comment on Shakespeare precludes my footnoting work by others on individual sonnets, but I regard my own writing as part of a long collaborative effort to take the measure of Shakespeare—an effort that shows no sign of waning.  \nOver the nine years of work on this commentary, I was funded for residence at various places, to all of which I am grateful. To the Rockefeller Foundation for a residency in 1987 at the Villa Serbelloni in Bellagio, where I began my work on this commentary; to read and annotate the Sonnets in that most generous of atmospheres was a distinct happiness. To the National Humanities Center in North Carolina, where for two months the staff assisted me in getting an unwieldy manuscript under computer control, and where the Fellows provided absorbing conversation on many subjects; I thank Robert Connor, Director of the Center, for inviting his Trustees (of whom I was then one) to come for short stays at the Center. To Drue Heinz and the Hawthornden Foundation for a memorable five  \nweek stay at Hawthornden Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland; the poet Daniel Halpern encouraged me to apply, and I owe him gratitude for the company (and solitude) I found there. To the Wilson Center, where (though I was funded for work on Yeats) I also began revisions of the first complete draft of this work; my semester stay was enlivened by the company of James Morris, Director of the Literature and Culture Division. To Magdalene College, Cambridge University, where, as the Parnell Fellow, I spent three months in eloquently beautiful surroundings working on various projects, of which this was one; I thank the Master, Sir John Gurdon, and the Fellows for their hospitality and friendship. And finally, to Harvard University, which granted me sabbatical leave in 1994–95, a leave the more deeply appreciated because it came in the wake of illness.  \n{ vii }  \nAcknowledgments  \nThough I do not normally show work in progress to others, the long evolution of this commentary led to my giving parts of it as lectures, and to printing four essays deriving from it (see Bibliography) . I thank especially Professor Ruth Stevenson and the Department of English at Union College for my time spent there as Lamont Professor; the lecture and workshop on the Sonnets that I gave there has appeared in a collection of essays on teaching Shakespeare of which Professor Stevenson is coeditor. When Professor Sylvan Barnet of Tufts University requested a short essay to include in his revised Sonnets for the Signet Shakespeare","cbCaid9LEgUGuYMX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaid9LEgUGuYMX","pdf",5516963,693,"English","# Acknowledgments\n## Research support and institutional residencies\n## Development through lectures and essays\n## Academic collaborations and related essays","[{\"question\":\"Who authored the commentary on Shakespeare’s sonnets?\",\"answer\":\"Helen Vendler authored The Art of Shakespeare’s Sonnets.\"},{\"question\":\"What is covered in the book besides the main commentary?\",\"answer\":\"The book includes bibliographical references and an index, and the acknowledgments mention related essays derived from the commentary.\"},{\"question\":\"How did Vendler describe the development of the commentary?\",\"answer\":\"Vendler explains that over nine years of work she produced an unwieldy manuscript under computer control, gave parts as lectures, and revised drafts supported by multiple residencies and institutions.\"}]","The Art of Shakespeare’s Sonnets - read online free | PDF",1789986079,1067]