The Development of the Sonnet. An Introduction.

Spiller, Michael R. G.:

ISBN 10: 0415087414 / ISBN 13: 9780415087414

Published by Routledge. 12.03.1992., 1992

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X, 241 S. / p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Anstreichungen, ansonsten tadelloser Zustand / Markings, otherwise impeccable condition - In this indispensable 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 Spiller provides a concise critical account of the major British sonnet writers in relation to the sonnets history. -- This volume is tailor-made for students needs and will be an essential purchase for anyone studying this enduring poetic form. Poets covered include: -- Petrarch Spenser -- Wyatt Dante -- Sidney Milton -- Shakespeare. ISBN 9780415087414 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 419 15,6 x 1,4 x 23,4 cm, Broschiert / Paperback.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Development of the Sonnet. An Introduction.
• Publisher: Routledge. 12.03.1992.
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415087414
• ISBN 13: 9780415087414
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 419 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetik

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Synopsis

Traces the development of the sonnet from its invention in the early Italian Renaissance to the time of John Milton, showing how the form has developed and acquired the capacity to express lyrically the nature of the desiring self.

About the Author

Michael R. G. Spiller