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- # VENUS AND ADONIS
## Overview
This chapter, titled "VENUS AND ADONIS," is part of a larger poetry collection, [Venus and Adonis, Lucrece, Sonnets, and Pericles (Facsimile Editions)](arke:01KG6S3KNZT62WVVW4VT384KPF). It spans lines 447 to 914 of its source text and was extracted on January 30, 2026.
## Context
The chapter is extracted from the text file [pdf-01KG6Q7Q25RHMFT3SJXPV18VFF.txt](arke:01KG6S2X2EBB305ENM00G16GWA) and is part of the [PDF Workflow Main Test 2026-01-30T00:26:53](arke:01KG6NWQ2H2K4PGG7H4ZHYCZ3Y) collection. It follows an [introduction](arke:01KG6S4BKQ53B3KC1BB0SHTW5X) and precedes a section discussing [The parent text.](arke:01KG6S4BKQ45NWWK8839CN3XVK)
## Contents
The chapter contains several sections that delve into the background, influences, and publication history of Shakespeare's poem "Venus and Adonis." These include an [Introduction](arke:01KG6S5MTBVWZCRS1FG6MHVZ59) that discusses the poem's Ovidian and Italian influences, followed by a section titled [### III](arke:01KG6S5NCA8R7WXDEWM612Q3DJ) which explores the legend's treatment in England. Further sections detail [The story in England.](arke:01KG6S5NC7Z4VBN4G7GS9MWM3K), [Spenser’s treatment of it (1586).](arke:01KG6S5NC7SKTXTCKE0S8BNTH1), and the contributions of [Robert Greene.](arke:01KG6S5NCAK41XDRG576B7DWDA) The chapter also examines [The popularity of the six-line stanza.](arke:01KG6S5NC7HBKS4XT4RMN0R7R6) and the [Reception of Shakespeare's poem.](arke:01KG6S5NCADJ9C1PYB7Y0YMC1M) A section titled [IV](arke:01KG6S5NCE7NAJF31NDPSVYZ79) provides biographical context for Shakespeare through his association with printer Richard Field, detailing [Field and Vautrollier.](arke:01KG6S5NCEDYWFGCXAM0BE28EA), [Field’s career before 1593.](arke:01KG6S5NCEJPGBQ46HV7NX4BBC), and [Field’s device.](arke:01KG6S5NCEGD98XNTAAT5V0VYJ). The chapter concludes with sections on [The ownership of the copyright of Shakespeare’s *Venus and Adonis* underwent a third change in the author’s lifetime in the summer of 1596, just two years to a day after Harrison acquired it.](arke:01KG6S5NXAT9AWHQD8W2DZNT2D) and [The chap-book syndicate of 1675.](arke:01KG6S5NXANSXGM8N6KFH5W4BG).
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