A rare hand-written copy of one of the most famous love poems ever written has been discovered after hundreds of years. Dr Leah Veronese uncovered the version of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 ...
A forgotten copy of Shakespeare’s famous Sonnet 116 was found tucked away in a 17th-century manuscript in the Oxford Library.
While conducting research in the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, a scholar discovered something remarkable: a handwritten copy of a sonnet by William Shakespeare dating back nearly 400 years.
This was the second scandal of Shakespeare’s life, because the Sonnets were love poems and were not written ... the evening of 22 April and into the morning of 23 April, 1616.
An Oxford researcher found a rare, handwritten variation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous love poems. About 400 years ago, its meaning might have been very different. By Amelia Nierenberg ...
This clip is from the series Shakespeare Themes. Students could look at love poetry, find images within the poems and discuss what they show us about the idea of love. Are there different kinds of ...