The Development of the Sonnet: An Introduction - Hardcover

Spiller, Michael R. G.

 
9781138131682: The Development of the Sonnet: An Introduction
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1138131687 ISBN 13: 9781138131682
Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

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.

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Michael R. G. Spiller

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1138131687
ISBN 13 
9781138131682
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
252

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