James Anthony has done something I would have confidently stated to be impossible. He has " "translated " "Shakespeare's sonnets and he has done so with an insolent loveable charm A dazzling success' - Stephen FryRediscover the greatest love poetry ever writtenShall I compare you to a summer's day?You're more delightful always shining strongHigh winds blow hard on flowering buds in MayAnd summer never seems to last that long Shakespeare's sonnets are some of the nation's favourite lines of verse but the Elizabethan language can make it difficult to really understand them. Many guides offer to clarify the meaning but lose the magic of the words by explaining them away.James Anthony has done something boldly different.He has rewritten the whole series of poems as sonnets using modern language while retaining the rhythm and rhyme patterns that gives them such power. In doing so he breathes new life into the original poems and opens them up for a modern readership demystifying Shakespeare's eternal poetry with provocative new translations and delightful new lines. Presented as an attractive book with the original sonnets facing their new translations this is a stunning collection of beautiful love poems made new. Review James Anthony has done something I would have confidently stated to be impossible. He hastranslated' Shakespeare's sonnets and he has done so with an insolent loveable charm A dazzling success •Stephen Fry About the Author William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptised on 26 April 1564. His father was a glove maker and woo... See more
James Anthony has done something I would have confidently stated to be impossible. He has " "translated " "Shakespeare's sonnets and he has done so with an insolent loveable charm A dazzling success' - Stephen FryRediscover the greatest love poetry ever writtenShall I compare you to a summer's day?You're more delightful always shining strongHigh winds blow hard on flowering buds in MayAnd summer never seems to last that long Shakespeare's sonnets are some of the nation's favourite lines of verse but the Elizabethan language can make it difficult to really understand them. Many guides offer to clarify the meaning but lose the magic of the words by explaining them away.James Anthony has done something boldly different.He has rewritten the whole series of poems as sonnets using modern language while retaining the rhythm and rhyme patterns that gives them such power. In doing so he breathes new life into the original poems and opens them up for a modern readership demystifying Shakespeare's eternal poetry with provocative new translations and delightful new lines. Presented as an attractive book with the original sonnets facing their new translations this is a stunning collection of beautiful love poems made new. Review James Anthony has done something I would have confidently stated to be impossible. He hastranslated' Shakespeare's sonnets and he has done so with an insolent loveable charm A dazzling success •Stephen Fry About the Author William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptised on 26 April 1564. His father was a glove maker and wool merchant and his mother Mary Arden was the daughter of a well-to-do local land owner. Shakespeare was probably educated in Stratford's grammar school. In 1582 he married Anne Hathaway and the couple had a daughter the following year and twins in 1585.Shakespeare's theatrical life seems to have commenced around 1590. We do know that he was part of the Lord Chamberlain's Company which was renamed the King's Company in 1603 when James I succeeded to the throne. The Company acquired interests in two theatres in the Southwark area of London near the banks of the Thames - the Globe and the Blackfriars.Shakespeare's poetry was published before his plays with two poems appearing in 1593 and 1594 dedicated to his patron Henry Wriothesley Earl of Southampton. Most of Shakespeare's sonnets were probably written at this time as well. Records of Shakespeare's plays begin to appear in 1594 and he produced roughly two a year until around 1611. His earliest plays include Henry VI and Titus Andronicus. A Midsummer Night's Dream The Merchant of Venice and Richard II all date from the mid to late 1590s. Some of his most famous tragedies were written in the early 1600s these include Hamlet Othello King Lear Macbeth and Antony & Cleopatra. His late plays often known as the Romances date from 1608 onwards and include The Tempest.Shakespeare died on 23 April 1616 and was buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. The first collected edition of his works was published in 1623 and is known asthe First Folio'.James Anthony was born in Essex and studied Manufacturing Engineering at University. He worked for many years for the Ford Motor Company and has founded a range of procurement start-ups. By night he writes poetry.Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian actor presenter and director. He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie inA Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he co-wrote with Laurie) andJeeves and Wooster and was unforgettable as General Melchett inBlackadder. He has hosted over 180 episodes of QI and has narrated all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the audiobook recordings. He is the bestselling author of four novels -The Stars' Tennis BallsMaking HistoryThe Hippopotamus andThe Liar - as well as three volumes of autobiography -Moab is My WashpotThe Fry Chronicl|'James Anthony has done something I would have confidently stated to be impossible. He has "translated "Shakespeare's sonnets and he has done so with an insolent, loveable charm A dazzling success' Stephen FryRediscover the greatest love poetry ever writtenShall I compare you to a summer's day?You're more delightful, always shining strong;High winds blow hard on flowering buds in May,And summer never seems to last that long Shakespeare's sonnets are some of the nation's favourite lines of verse, but the Elizabethan language can make it difficult to really understand them. Many guides offer to clarify the meaning, but lose the magic of the words by explaining them away.James Anthony has done something boldly different.He has rewritten the whole series of poems as sonnets using modern language, while retaining the rhythm and rhyme patterns that gives them such power. In doing so he breathes new life into the original poems and opens them up for a modern readership, demystifying Shakespeare's eternal poetry with provocative new translations and delightful new lines. Presented as an attractive book with the original sonnets facing their new translations, this is a stunning collection of beautiful love poems, made new.|James Anthony has done something I would have confidently stated to be impossible. He hastranslated' Shakespeare's sonnets and he has done so with an insolent, loveable charm A dazzling success James Anthony has done something I would have confidently stated to be impossible. He has " "translated " "Shakespeare's sonnets and he has done so with an insolent loveable charm A dazzling success' - Stephen FryRediscover the greatest love poetry ever writtenShall I compare you to a summer's day?You're more delightful always shining strongHigh winds blow hard on flowering buds in MayAnd summer never seems to last that long Shakespeare's sonnets are some of the nation's favourite lines of verse but the Elizabethan language can make it difficult to really understand them. Many guides offer to clarify the meaning but lose the magic of the words by explaining them away.James Anthony has done something boldly different.He has rewritten the whole series of poems as sonnets using modern language while retaining the rhythm and rhyme patterns that gives them such power. In doing so he breathes new life into the original poems and opens them up for a modern readership demystifying Shakespeare's eternal poetry with provocative new translations and delightful new lines. Presented as an attractive book with the original sonnets facing their new translations this is a stunning collection of beautiful love poems made new. Review James Anthony has done something I would have confidently stated to be impossible. He hastranslated' Shakespeare's sonnets and he has done so with an insolent loveable charm A dazzling success •Stephen Fry About the Author William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptised on 26 April 1564. His father was a glove maker and wool merchant and his mother Mary Arden was the daughter of a well-to-do local land owner. Shakespeare was probably educated in Stratford's grammar school. In 1582 he married Anne Hathaway and the couple had a daughter the following year and twins in 1585.Shakespeare's theatrical life seems to have commenced around 1590. We do know that he was part of the Lord Chamberlain's Company which was renamed the King's Company in 1603 when James I succeeded to the throne. The Company acquired interests in two theatres in the Southwark area of London near the banks of the Thames - the Globe and the Blackfriars.Shakespeare's poetry was published before his plays with two poems appearing in 1593 and 1594 dedicated to his patron Henry Wriothesley Earl of Southampton. Most of Shakespeare's sonnets were probably written at this time as well. Records of Shakespeare's plays begin to appear in 1594 and he produced roughly two a year until around 1611. His earliest plays include Henry VI and Titus Andronicus. A Midsummer Night's Dream The Merchant of Venice and Richard II all date from the mid to late 1590s. Some of his most famous tragedies were written in the early 1600s these include Hamlet Othello King Lear Macbeth and Antony & Cleopatra. His late plays often known as the Romances date from 1608 onwards and include The Tempest.Shakespeare died on 23 April 1616 and was buried in Holy Trinity Church in Stratford. The first collected edition of his works was published in 1623 and is known asthe First Folio'.James Anthony was born in Essex and studied Manufacturing Engineering at University. He worked for many years for the Ford Motor Company and has founded a range of procurement start-ups. By night he writes poetry.Stephen Fry is an award-winning comedian actor presenter and director. He rose to fame alongside Hugh Laurie inA Bit of Fry and Laurie (which he co-wrote with Laurie) andJeeves and Wooster and was unforgettable as General Melchett inBlackadder. He has hosted over 180 episodes of QI and has narrated all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the audiobook recordings. He is the bestselling author of four novels -The Stars' Tennis BallsMaking HistoryThe Hippopotamus andThe Liar - as well as three volumes of autobiography -Moab is My WashpotThe Fry Chronicl