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
In Shakespeare’s Venus and Adonis, Venus complains of the pain caused by Adonis’ glance: “Thine eye darts forth the fire that burneth me.”
From Scientific American • Dec. 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
She also explored historical depictions of Venus and Adonis from antiquity to the present.
From New York Times • May 8, 2018
“His motto to Venus and Adonis is another proof,” says Gildon, p. iv.
From Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare by Smith, David Nichol
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