Willian Shakespeare, The Fair Youth, Sonnet 5Įlizabeth Barrett Browning, The Romantic Poetessīorn in 1806, Elizabeth Barrett started to write poetry from the early age of 6 years old. Thy unused beauty must be tombed with thee, Then how when nature calls thee to be gone, Thou of thy self thy sweet self dost deceive, So great a sum of sums yet canst not live? The bounteous largess given thee to give? Then beauteous niggard why dost thou abuse, Nature's bequest gives nothing but doth lend,Īnd being frank she lends to those are free: 'Unthrifty loveliness why dost thou spend, Published in 1609, towards the end of his life, Shakespeare's 154 sonnets were probably never meant to be released and the order they have been printed in most likely did not reflect their actual chronology nor the author's wishes. What the public might not know as much are Shakespeare's sonnets and narrative poems. Shakespeare's plays are still performed today all around the world, and at any given time of the year, it is not surprising to find more than one of his plays being acted on the stage of London's theatres. While he is mainly known by the public for his numerous theatre play, among which Romeo And Juliet, the most famous romantic tragedy of all times, has been adapted countless times, both for the theatre, Broadway or Hollywood. He is still regarded today as the world's most eminent dramatist. Maybe the most famous author of all English literature, Shakespeare was a poet, playwright and actor. Let's go Willian Shakespeare, Father of English Literature This book, the very first printed version of Shakespeare's work might be the only reason that this genius' work did not disappear forever.

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