Shakespeare's 154 sonnets were first published as a collection in which year?
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Correct answer: 1609
The sonnets were published in 1609 by Thomas Thorpe. While many were likely written in the 1590s during the sonnet craze, the 1609 Quarto is the definitive source for the sequence.
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