Venus and Adonis

poem by William Shakespeare
VisualArtwork literary_work Q1066765
Venus and Adonis
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Venus and Adonis

Summary

Venus and Adonis is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (598 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Venus and Adonis authored William Shakespeare[3].
  • Venus and Adonis's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Venus and Adonis's genre is narrative poetry[5].
  • Venus is named after Venus and Adonis[6].
  • Adonis is named after Venus and Adonis[7].
  • Venus and Adonis's Commons category is recorded as Venus and Adonis (Shakespeare poem)[8].
  • Venus and Adonis's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • 1592 marks the founding of Venus and Adonis[10].
  • Venus and Adonis was published on 1593[11].
  • Venus and Adonis's translator is recorded as Jaroslav Vrchlický[12].
  • Venus and Adonis's characters is recorded as Venus[13].
  • Venus and Adonis's characters is recorded as Adonis[14].
  • Venus and Adonis's has edition or translation is recorded as Q105611520[15].
  • Venus and Adonis's has edition or translation is recorded as Venera i Adonis[16].
  • Venus and Adonis's has edition or translation is recorded as Q111605251[17].
  • Venus and Adonis's has edition or translation is recorded as Q111605248[18].
  • Venus and Adonis's has edition or translation is recorded as Q111605249[19].
  • Venus and Adonis's has edition or translation is recorded as Q114692146[20].
  • Venus and Adonis's has edition or translation is recorded as Q114692156[21].
  • Venus and Adonis's has edition or translation is recorded as Supplement To The Edition Of Shakespeare's Plays Published In 1778[22].
  • Venus and Adonis's main subject is Venus and Adonis[23].
  • Venus and Adonis's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/shakespr/venusado/venusado.html[24].
  • Venus and Adonis's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Venvs and Adonis'}[25].
  • Venus and Adonis's different from is recorded as Venus and Adonis[26].
  • Venus and Adonis's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Even as the sunne with purple-colourd face,'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Venus and Adonis authored William Shakespeare[3].

Publication

Venus and Adonis was published on 1593[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is narrative poetry[5].

Subject and Themes

Venus and Adonis's main subject is it[23].

Why It Matters

Venus and Adonis ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (598 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19h ago · Mcampany · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after Venus, Adonis
    Form of creative work poem
    Language of work or name English
    Has edition or translation Q105611520, Venera i Adonis, Q111605251 +5
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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