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Venus and Adonis

by William Shakespeare

Ages 14+ · Grade 9–College · 2017

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* Book : Venus and Adonis* Biography* BibliographiyVenus and Adonis is a poem by William Shakespeare, written in 1592-93, with a plot based on passages from Ovid's Metamorphoses. It is a complex, kaleidoscopic work, using constantly shifting tone and perspective to present contrasting views of the nature of love.

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Ages 14+ · Grade 9–College

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