The English Sonnet

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Read Books, Jul 1, 2006 - Literary Collections - 280 pages
A collection of sonnets, some with an accompanying critique. There are many different ideas proposed as to the definition of 'what is poetry'.Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include: Book 1: The Sonnet. The Sonnet Sonnet Legislation Sequences and Subject Matter Book 2: The Sonneteers Sir Thomas Wyatt Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey Minor Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles Sir Philip Sidney Michael Drayton Edmund Spenser William Shakespeare John Milton John Keats William Wordsworth Contemporary

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