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A HISTORY OF THE SONNET IN ENGLAND A LITTLE WOR...

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun - Death! be not proud  ... - If I should die  think
only this of meEven occasional readers of English poetry will probably have heard these lines
before  and many poetry-lovers will recognize them as the opening lines of sonnets. Indeed 
many of the best-known poems in English are sonnets  and they are probably the most frequently
anthologized poetic form in English. Although not all sonnets are great poetry  they have an
unwavering fascination for their readers and  to adapt a line by John Donne  can even be a
little world made cunningly (i.e.  skilfully  cleverly  knowingly).That little world is
explored by Jochen Petzold in great detail  wherefore this book  unlike other histories of
English literature  focusses exclusively on the sonnet. Besides a few examples from Scotland 
Wales and Northern Ireland this book charts the history of the sonnet in England  from the
arrival of the sonnet in English culture in the sixteenth century to developments in the
twenty-first century. Focussing mainly on sonnet sequences  it covers not only the 'big names'
of English sonneteering like William Shakespeare  John Donne  and Rupert Brooke  quoted above 
but also introduces its readers to lesser-known poets and their work. The sonnet sequences and
individual sonnets are discussed as case studies which provide accessible readings  whereby the
book is recommended for experts as in-depth studies as well as for fans of English poetry as a
solid basis.

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