The development of the sonnet : an introduction
In this indispensible introductory study of the sonnet, Michael R.G. Spiller takes the reader on an illuminating guided tour. He begins with the invention of the sonnet in thirteenth-century Italy and traces its progress through to the time of Milton, showing how the form has developed and acquired the capacity to express lyrically 'the nature of the desiring self'. In doing so he provides a concise critical account of the major British sonnet writers in relation to the sonnet's history. Tailor-made for students' needs, this will be an essential purchase for anyone studying this enduring poetic form. Poets covered include: Petrarch, Wyatt, Sidney, Shakespeare, Spenser, Milton and Dante
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (viii, 246 pages)
9780203401507, 9780415077446, 9780415087414, 9780203401774, 9781280073755, 0203401506, 0415077443, 0415087414, 0203401778, 1280073756
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; THE SONNET AND ITS SPACE; SICILIANS AND CITIZENS: THE EARLY SONNET; 'MAKING THE AIR TREMBLE WITH CLARITY': THE STILNOVISTI; PETRARCH: 'THE GOOD WEAVER OF LOVE VERSES'; THE FORTUNATE ISLES: THE SONNET MOVES ABROAD; WYATT, SURREY AND THEIR LEGACY; 'I AM NOT I': THE SONNETS OF SIDNEY; THE ELIZABETHAN SONNET VOGUE AND SPENSER; 'THEE (MY SELFE)': THE SONNETS OF SHAKESPEARE; THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY: HERBERT, DRUMMOND AND MILTON; PUBLICATION DATES OF BRITISH SONNET SEQUENCES; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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