Chronology; Preface; Introduction: Shakespeare's Poetry in the twenty-first century Patrick Cheney; 1. Shakespeare and the development of English poetry William J. Kennedy; 2. Rhetoric, style, and poetic form John Roe; 3. Print and manuscript Lukas Erne; 4. Venus and Adonis Coppelia Kahn; 5. The Rape of Lucrece Catherine Belsey; 6. The Passionate Pilgrim and 'The Phoenix and Turtle' James P. Bednarz; 7. The Sonnets Michael Schoenfeldt; 8. A Lover's Complaint Katherine Rowe; 9. Poetry, politics, and religion Andrew Hadfield; 10. Love, beauty, and sexuality Danielle Clarke; 11. Shakespeare and classicism Heather James; 12. Poetry in Shakespeare's plays Patrick Cheney; 13. Poetry and performance David Schalkwyk; 14. Reception and influence Sasha Roberts; Reference works on Shakespeare's poetry.
