Gresham College Lectures

Shakespeare's Sonnets and the Use of Personification

Gresham College
'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

Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 2,000 lectures free to access or download from the website.

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