Elizabethan Sonnet-Cycles: Delia - Diana presents a captivating exploration into the age of Elizabethan poetry, bringing together two seminal works that encapsulate the rich tapestry of the sonnet form during this golden era. The anthology elegantly weaves thematic explorations of love, beauty, and the complexities of human emotion, showcasing the enduring nature and diversity of the sonnet. These works demonstrate a mastery of literary styles, ranging from the introspective and mournful t...

Elizabethan Sonnet-Cycles: Delia - Diana presents an exquisite symposium of poetic mastery emblematic of the Elizabethan era's profound engagement with the sonnet form. This anthology beckons readers to explore the thematic richness and stylistic innovations that characterized the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Assembled without singular authorship focus, the collection reflects a tapestry of affectations, from courtly love to spiritual introspection. The cycles, including the poignan...

Elizabethan Sonnet-Cycles: Delia - Diana is a masterful anthology that explores the ingenuity and versatility of the Elizabethan sonnet form. This anthology emphasizes the rich interplay of themes such as unrequited love, enduring beauty, and the philosophical reflections of desire, capturing the quintessence of an era where the sonnet cycle epitomized literary sophistication. The collection presents a tapestry of styles, from the passionate intensity of amorous admiration to the subtle in...

Contents: 1. Use Preview To See Table of Contents Inside Also available: The Complete Harvard Classics Collection (51 Volumes + The Harvard Classic Shelf Of Fiction) 50 Masterpieces You Have To Read Before You Die (Golden Deer Classics)

Contents: 1. Use Preview To See Table of Contents Inside Also available: The Complete Harvard Classics Collection (51 Volumes + The Harvard Classic Shelf Of Fiction) 50 Masterpieces You Have To Read Before You Die (Golden Deer Classics)

Contents: 1. Use Preview To See Table of Contents Inside Also available: The Complete Harvard Classics Collection (51 Volumes + The Harvard Classic Shelf Of Fiction) 50 Masterpieces You Have To Read Before You Die (Golden Deer Classics)

Famous Shakespeare Sonnets.

'The Two Noble Kinsmen' by William Shakespeare is believed to be his final play before his retirement and is usually attributed jointly to John Fletcher and William Shakespeare.In this tragicomedy play, two cousins and best friends Palamon and Arcite have been imprisoned and have stoically accepted their fate. However, their friendship is instantly destroyed when they see Princess Emilia from the prison window and both fall madly in love with her.The plot of Shakespeare's '...

The Sonnets compiles 154 Sonnets written by Shakespeare on all manner of themes from love and fidelity to politics and lineage. Many of the sonnets - in particular the first 17, commonly called the procreation sonnets - were commissioned, a fact which calls a simple, romantic reading into question.

Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602. It was described by Frederick S. Boas as one of Shakespeare's problem plays. The play ends on a very bleak note with the death of the noble Trojan Hector and destruction of the love between Troilus and Cressida. Throughout the play, the tone lurches wildly between bawdy comedy and tragic gloom, and readers and theatre-goers have frequently found it difficult to understand how one is meant to re...

The first known record of the the poignant tale of Psyche's labors to reclaim the love of Cupid is recorded by Lucius Apuleius in the second century AD. When the beautiful Psyche attracts the jealous wrath of Venus, Venus sends her son Cupid to bewitch the girl and cause her to fall in love with a monster, but Cupid himself falls in love with his mother's nemesis and secretly becomes her husband. Psyche is instructed that she must never look at Cupid, for in looking at him she will lose hi...

John Donne (1572-1631) forfeited his Parliamentary seat and was briefly imprisoned when his secret marriage to Ann More was uncovered in 1601. He spent the subsequent decade in poverty, trying to rehabilitate his reputation. He entered the Church in 1615, and become Dean of St Paul's. His first volume of poetry was published posthumously in 1633.In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. By their choice of poems and by the personal and critic...