The Sonnets

The Signet Classic Shakespeare Series The work of the world's greatest dramatist edited by outstanding scholars The Sonnets UNIQUE FEATURES OF THE SIGNET CLASSICS SHAKESPEARE • An extensive overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and sonnets by the general editor of the Signet Classics Shakespeare series, Sylvan Barnet, Tufts University • Special introduction to The Sonnets, by W. H. Auden • Literary criticism by William Empson, Hallett Smith, Winifred M. T. Nowottny, and Helen Vendler • Detailed footnotes at the bottom of each page of the sonnets • List of recommended reading • All text printed in the clearest, most readable type