7. Shakespeare’s bestselling work in his lifetime was not a play, but the now little-known erotic poem Venus and Adonis, particularly popular with (male) students. It was written when London’s theatres were closed because of plague, a period when Shakespeare’s income looked like it might evaporate.
7.莎士比亚最卖钱的作品不是他的剧作，而是他少有人知的情诗《维纳斯和阿多尼斯》，这首诗在男学生中间广受欢迎。这首诗是在伦敦的剧场因为瘟疫而被迫关闭期间写的，那个时期莎士比亚的收入迅速缩水。

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