'When well-appareled April on the heel/ Of limping winter treads'. A calendar month cannot dress, nor can a season walk.

This lecture will explore the magic of personification in Shakespeare's poetry.

The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/shakespeares-sonnets-and-the-use-of-personification

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