Shakespeare's sonnets

collection of 154 sonnets by William Shakespeare, which covers themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty and mortality
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Shakespeare's sonnets
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Shakespeare's sonnets

Summary

Shakespeare's sonnets is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,487 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shakespeare's sonnets authored William Shakespeare[3].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets was published by Thomas Thorpe[5].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's genre is Renaissance literature[6].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's Commons category is recorded as Shakespeare's Sonnets[7].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's language of work or name is recorded as Early Modern English[8].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's country of origin is recorded as Kingdom of England[9].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets was published on 1609[10].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's has edition or translation is recorded as Shakespeare's Sonnets[11].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's has edition or translation is recorded as Shakespeare's Sonnets[12].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's has edition or translation is recorded as Q52219782[13].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's has edition or translation is recorded as Q54462395[14].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's has edition or translation is recorded as Q54462392[15].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's has edition or translation is recorded as Q55121273[16].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's has edition or translation is recorded as Q108854062[17].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's has edition or translation is recorded as Supplement To The Edition Of Shakespeare's Plays Published In 1778[18].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's dedicated to is recorded as W. H.[19].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sonnets by William Shakespeare[20].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Shakespeare's sonnets"}[21].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's copyright status is recorded as public domain[22].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's copyright status is recorded as public domain[23].
  • Shakespeare's sonnets's form of creative work is recorded as poetry collection[24].

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Authorship and Creation

Shakespeare's sonnets authored William Shakespeare[3]. It was published by Thomas Thorpe[5].

Publication

Shakespeare's sonnets was published on 1609[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Early Modern English[8]. Its genre is Renaissance literature[6].

Why It Matters

Shakespeare's sonnets ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,487 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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