TY - BOOK AU - Shakespeare,William TI - Venus and Adonis AV - PR PY - 1997/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Venus (Roman deity) -- Poetry KW - Adonis (Greek deity) -- Poetry N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_and_Adonis_(Shakespeare_poem); Release date is 1997-09-01; Dianne Bean Updated: 2023-01-08; Original publication data not identified N2 - "Venus and Adonis" by William Shakespeare is a narrative poem published in 1593. It tells the story of Venus, goddess of love, who becomes infatuated with the beautiful young Adonis and attempts to seduce him—but he only wants to go hunting. This pastoral work blends erotic, comic, and tragic elements as it explores unrequited desire and the nature of love itself. When Adonis insists on hunting a dangerous wild boar despite Venus's warnings, their encounter takes a fateful turn that will forever change how love touches human hearts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1045 ER -