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Q: Which work has been called by Shakespeare as, ‘the first heir of my invention’?
  • A. Hero and Leander
  • B. The Rape of Lucrece
  • C. Venus and Adonis
  • D. The Comedy of Errors
Correct Answer: Option C - 'Venus and Adonis' is a long narrative poem of William Shakespeare published in 1593. The poem begins with a brief dedication to Shakespeare’s patron, Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton in which the poet describes the poem as “the first heir of my invention”.
C. 'Venus and Adonis' is a long narrative poem of William Shakespeare published in 1593. The poem begins with a brief dedication to Shakespeare’s patron, Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton in which the poet describes the poem as “the first heir of my invention”.

Explanations:

'Venus and Adonis' is a long narrative poem of William Shakespeare published in 1593. The poem begins with a brief dedication to Shakespeare’s patron, Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton in which the poet describes the poem as “the first heir of my invention”.