Long Narrative Poems

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Shakespeare had created two long narrative poems in the years 1593 and 1594. These poems were dedicated to his patron, a person who gives financial or other support to a person, the Earl of Southampton. While Shakespeare does not have many famous poems, Venus and Adonis was his first published piece. Both of these long narrative poems were based around the Roman poet Ovid. Shakespeare interprets these poems as a tragedy and comedy at the same time, exploring and experimenting the bounds of eroticism. Although there doesn't seem to be many published poems, there are literature books that contain some of his "smaller" works. It is thought that there are many other poems written by Shakespeare that were lost or not brought out to the public.