Vintage online Original Shakespeare Sonnet III Signed KH Illustrated Calligraphy Poetry Subject of Procreation Wall Decor Framed Painting 19.75"

Vintage Original Calligraphy Illustrated Shakespeare Sonnet III Signed KH Framed Poetry Wood Frame 19.75"


Opportunity to own a wonderful Vintage Original Illustrated Calligraphy Manuscript of the Bard Shakespeare's own reflective Sonnet Number III (for more about the sonnet see below) in beautiful black ink script with an delightful illustration of the subject looking at his reflection in the mirror which is signed KM to the right hand side - there is a slight discoloration to the paper from age, it is protected behind glass and mounted and framed in a quality gilt wood picture frame, a few light scuffs and light marks to picture - complete with picture hooks and cord ready to hang - please check photographs which form part of the description and do help-for someone looking for an original online calligraphy manuscript and a lovely piece of Shakespeare's work this is a really great find - don't miss it!

William Shakespeare's Sonnets - "Sonnet 3" is part of a set of 17 referred to as the procreation sonnets, which urge the Fair Youth to find a partner and carry on his lineage. It is one of 154 sonnets, first published in 1609, that deal with a multitude of topics, including desire, misogyny, love, beauty and mortality. They are acknowledged as the finest ever written.There is much debate about whether the Fair Youth (young man) is a real person, or if he is a wholly fictional character. Could it be argued that the Fair Youth is the poet himself, even though he had had three children by the time the sonnets were published? Or does the act of procreation stand metaphorically for artistic creation? The truth will never be known for sure, but perhaps the answer could well be a combination of all three. What isn't in doubt is the quality of the sonnet sequence.

The modern version of this sonnet goes as follows:

'Look in your mirror and tell the face you see that it's time to father a child. Your face is fresh and healthy now, but if you don't reproduce it, you'll be cheating the world and cursing a woman who would happily be your child's mother. After all, do you think there's a woman out there so beautiful that she'd refuse to have your child? And what man would be so foolish as to allow his own self-absorption to stop himself from fathering children? You are like a mirror to your own mother, and when she looks at you she can gaze back at the lovely springtime of her youth. In the same way, when you are old and wrinkled, you'll be able to look at your child and see yourself in your prime. But if you choose not to have a child to remember you, you'll die alone and leave no memory of your own image.'



Measurements
frame 19.75" x 12.75"
inset visible area of manuscript 14.5" x 8"
weight before packing 1.3kg