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    Venus and Adonis
    Venus and Adonis
    Venus and Adonis
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    Venus and Adonis

    By William Shakespeare

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    Venus and Adonis - William Shakespeare - "Venus and Adonis has 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."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPhoemixx Classics Ebooks
    Release dateAug 14, 2021
    ISBN9783985947676
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    William Shakespeare

    William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest playwright the world has seen. He produced an astonishing amount of work; 37 plays, 154 sonnets, and 5 poems. He died on 23rd April 1616, aged 52, and was buried in the Holy Trinity Church, Stratford.

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