ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Venus and Adonis, created in about 1592-1593. First printed in quarto in 1593. Venus and Adonis was dedicated to Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton.

Detailed explanation-2: -dedication to Southampton …Shakespeare, who dedicated the poems Venus and Adonis (1593) and The Rape of Lucrece (1594) to him. It has also been argued, albeit inconclusively, that Shakespeare’s sonnets were addressed to him.

Detailed explanation-3: -The poem tells the story of Venus, the goddess of Love; of her unrequited love; and of her attempted seduction of Adonis, an extremely handsome young man, who would rather go hunting. The poem is pastoral, and at times erotic, comic and tragic. It contains discourses on the nature of love, and observations of nature.

Detailed explanation-4: -With Venus and Adonis, Shakespeare in 1593 launches his career as a poet.

Detailed explanation-5: -William Shakespeare wrote Venus and Adonis from 1592 to 1593 based upon a story from the Metamorphoses written by Ovid. The narrative poem, one that tells a story, contains 1, 194 lines. It was published upon completion and very popular at the time.