William Shakespeare 
Sonnets 

INTRODUCTION BY GERMAINE GREER
Shakespeare”s sonnets are lyrical, haunting, beautiful and often breath-taking, representing one of the finest bodies of poetry ever penned. They demonstrate the writer”s skill in capturing the full range of human emotions within a carefully prescribed form and creating something unique in every one. Some are familiar – Shall I compare thee to a summer”s day? – others unexpected, but together they form an extraordinary meditation on the nature of love, lust, beauty and time.