Sonnet 18
eighteenth of 154 by William Shakespeare
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Summary
Sonnet 18 is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,415 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: William Shakespeare[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Follows: Sonnet 17[5]
- Followed by: Sonnet 19[6]
- Part of: Shakespeare's sonnets[7]
- Language of work or name: Early Modern English[8]
- Publication date: 1609[9]
- Has edition or translation: Q117602275[10]
- Title: Sonnet 18[11]
- Series ordinal: 18[12]
- First line: Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?[13]
- Last line: So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.[14]
- Copyright status: public domain[15]
- Form of creative work: poem[16], sonnet[17]
Why It Matters
Sonnet 18 has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]