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Rare copy of famous Shakespeare love poem found

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 ...
Artnet

Forgotten Copy of Shakespeare’s Most Famous Sonnet Unearthed in Oxford Library

William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 remains one of the best-known poems on love in the English language, its steely reverence for marital commitment long making it a wedding favorite. It is not a sweet ...
Smithsonian Magazine

‘Politically Repurposed’ Copy of Famous Shakespearean Love Sonnet Discovered Inside a 17th-Century Poetry Collection

The poem was discovered by researcher Leah Veronese. University of Oxford While conducting research in the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, a scholar discovered something remarkable: a ...
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What is the wedding sonnet 116 about and why is it used

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Rare Handwritten Shakespeare Sonnet Found in Oxford Library

A rare handwritten copy of Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 has been found in Oxford University’s Bodleian Library. The copy of a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 was previously undocumented, ...
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Hand-written version of Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 discovered in 17th-century manuscript

A rare handwritten copy of William Shakespeare's famous Sonnet 116 was found at Oxford's Bodleian Library, marking only the second known manuscript of the poem. Dr. Leah Veronese, an English professor ...
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A handwritten copy of Shakespeare’s famous sonnet has been discovered in a 17th-century manuscript

A rare original handwritten copy of Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 has re-emerged in a 17th-century manuscript. The text, which is ...
Toronto Star

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116: Defining love at a defining point

Two or three years ago, I was invited to read one of Shakespeare’s sonnets at a family wedding. The couple’s first date had been to attend a public lecture on Shakespeare, so it seemed quite fitting ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

'Politically Repurposed' Copy of Famous Shakespearean Love Sonnet Discovered Inside a 17th-Century Poetry Collection

While conducting research in the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, a scholar discovered something remarkable: a ...
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Rare Handwritten Copy of Famous Shakespeare Sonnet Found in Oxford Library

The recently discovered copy of Sonnet 116 "reads as a political love song" during England's Civil Wars, according to the professor who found it. Reading time 3 minutes While conducting research at ...