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'Politically Repurposed' Copy of Famous Shakespearean Love Sonnet Discovered Inside a 17th-Century Poetry Collection
While conducting research in the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, a scholar discovered something remarkable: a handwritten copy of a sonnet by William Shakespeare dating back nearly 400 years.
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Rare Handwritten Copy of Famous Shakespeare Sonnet Found in Oxford Library
Veronese recognized it within a manuscript of miscellaneous texts compiled by Elias Ashmole (1617–1692), the founder of Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology and a loyal Royalist ...
Rare copy of famous Shakespeare love poem found
A rare hand-written copy of one of the most famous love poems ever written has been discovered after hundreds of years. Dr Leah Veronese uncovered the version of William Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 ...
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Hand-written version of Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 discovered in 17th-century manuscript
The manuscript was part of a miscellany compiled by Elias Ashmole (1617–1692), a supporter of the monarchy during the English Civil Wars and founder of Oxford's Ashmolean Museum of Art and ...
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Rare copy of famous Shakespeare love poem found
The manuscript was found among the papers of Elias Ashmole, founder of Oxford's Ashmolean Museum. Prof Emma Smith, an Oxford expert in Shakespeare, said the "exciting discovery" would help ...