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To whom did Shakespeare dedicate his first two poems and what were they?
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The Elizabethan poet and playwright William Shakespeare dedicated his first two poems to his wealthy patron Henry Wriothesley, the Earl of Southampton. Theaters were closed because of plague during much of 1593-1594 and Shakespeare turned his talents to nondramatic poetry, penning two narrative masterpieces. In 1593 he completed the seriocomic Venus and Adoniswhich he dedicated to the Earl of Southampton in terms expressing respect, but no special intimacy. In 1594 he finished his tragic piece, The Rape of Lucrece , which he dedicated to the Earl, this time with the words "The love I dedicate to your lordship is without end ... What I have done is yours; what I have to do is yours; being part in all I have, devoted yours." Drawing on the resources of Renaissance mythological and symbolic traditions, both poems carry the sophisticated techniques of Elizabethan narrative verse to their highest point.
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Greek misanthrope about whom Shakespeare wrote a play?
Timon of Athens.
Initials of the much disputed person to whom shakespeare dedicated his sonnets?
W.h.
What are the initials of the much disputed person whom shakespeare dedicated his sonnets?
W.h.
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What was Shakespeare's benefactor?
The patrons of Shakespeare's acting company were Henry Carey, The Lord Chamberlain (1594-1603) and King James I (from 1603). His poems Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece were dedicated to Henry Wriothesley, who is believed to be his patron. The Sonnets were dedicated to "Mr. W.H.", whoever that was (possibly also Wriothesley with his initials reversed.)
Which English earl became a patron to shakespeare?
The only patron Shakespeare ever had was Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, to whom the poems Venus and Adonis and Rape of Lucrece are dedicated. The poems sold well and must have proved profitable for the young Shakespeare. It is not known to what extent Southampton was able to provide financial assistance as well as adding an aristocratic air to Shakespeare's works.
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