Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare audiobook.

Genre: poetry

In Venus and Adonis, William Shakespeare retells a classical myth as a vivid, fast-moving narrative poem where desire and willpower collide. When Venus, the goddess of love, catches sight of the beautiful young hunter Adonis, she is instantly captivated and determined to win him. Adonis, however, is devoted to the chase and uneasy with Venus' relentless advances, preferring the discipline and danger of the hunt to the entanglements of romance. As Venus pleads, flatters, argues, and even physically tries to detain him, the poem becomes a charged contest between persuasive language and stubborn restraint, between sensual invitation and a youthful insistence on independence. Shakespeare fills the countryside with lush imagery of animals, flowers, and shifting weather, using the natural world as both mirror and warning, and mixing playful wit with darker foreboding. At once erotic, comic, and unsettling, Venus and Adonis explores obsession, consent, pride, and the consequences of pursuing pleasure or risk at any cost, showcasing Shakespeare's early mastery of rhythm, rhetoric, and psychological insight.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

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