The Rape of Lucrece

Read & Co. Classics presents this new beautiful edition of William Shakespeare's narrative poem, "e;The Rape of Lucrece"e;. This edition features a specially commissioned new biography of William Shakespeare. Set in Rome, the poem tells a tragic tale of lust, conquest, violence and politics. Collatine expresses his love for his wife Lucrece, to a fellow soldier, Tarquin. Hearing of her 'ch...