Edmund Spenser

Anne Bradstreet was not only of the first of female poets of England, but was also one of the first American residential poets of the New World. This being considered, she was a highly influential woman. With her writing she brought light to subjects she thought were worth writing about. Those subjects included: the role of women, her faith, and theological and scientific trends of the European world. INSERT QUOTE Anne Dudley-Bradstreet was born in Northamptonshire, England, March 20th…

“To be or not to be” wrote William Shakespeare in his play Hamlet. Or did he? For years intellectuals have debated whether Shakespeare really wrote his 154 sonnets and 37 plays (Pruitt). Despite the present-day lack of evidence to prove Shakespeare’s authorship and the myriad theories to the contrary, the balance tips toward concluding that Shakespeare is the one true author of his impactful collection of works. When people start to question the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays they…

INTRODUCTION • The renaissance took place during the 1300s and into the 1650s in Europe. During this time period, discovery and curiosity drove humanity to the modern world and out of the dark ages. The renaissance, also known as rebirth • Spirit of Adventure and curiosity led people to • Period of enlightenment and knowledge • Main focus was on humanism__define • Art focus was on realism and^^HUMANISM • The nineteenth century invented the term "humanism." But humanism is based on three…

Renaissance poetry, which included the works of such poets as Samuel Daniel, Edmund Spenser, and Francesco Petrarch, began in 13th-century Italy and spread throughout much of continental Europe. By the 16th and 17th centuries, the Renaissance ideals had begun to shape the literary compositions of England, resulting in the production of a variety of poems varying in structure, rhyme scheme, and argument (Black 546). Despite the common motif of the Renaissance woman presented in both works of…

Initially, Milton plans to join the priesthood, but the plan is later abandoned because he is in love with poetry writing (John Milton n.d.). Milton’s talent is strongly influenced by Edmund Spenser, who is John’s great ancestor. His very first personal poem is written to dedicate the loss of his niece in 1628. The poem is called “On the Death of a Fair Infant Dying of a Cough” (Miller, 1978, p. 16). He also has many contributions to the…

then the sestet which provides a resolution to same (“Sonnet,” Wikipedia). William Shakespeare is one of the most widely known sonnet writers. Contemporaries of Shakespeare include: Sir Philip Sidney who penned sequences “Astrophel and Stella;” Edmund Spenser who wrote “The Faerie Queene;” and Michael Drayton who gave us “The Parting” (“Sonnet,” Wikipedia). “Sonnet 18,” according to Wikipedia, is one the most widely known of the 154 sonnets written by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare…

“To me there's no creativity without boundaries. If you're gonna write a sonnet, it's 14 lines, so it's solving the problem within the container.” All sonnets follow one form and style but it is the result of emotional pain, personal values, state of mind and rational actions that separate and differ one sonnet poem from another. Sonnets were first introduced to the world in Italy traditionally written as love poems. This particular style of poetry was invented in the early 12th century, by the…

Publius Vergilius Maro, commonly referred to as Virgil or Vergil, was considered to be Rome’s greatest poet. He is credited with elevating the traditions of Greek literature that formed the Roman style, manner, and technique of writing. The Romans held Virgil in high regard, and even today he is still recognized for his poetic contributions. His underlying success is mainly attributed to his three major works: the Eclogues Georgics, and the Aeneid. Virgil’s notoriety is not only owed to his…

A poet is described as a person possessing special powers of imagination or expression. Rhetorical questions are questions that are not meant to be answered. They are often used by a poet to emphasize or make the reader contemplate their point where Pathos is an emotional connection to what the writer is saying. To form a stronger sense of pathos William Wordsworth uses rhetorical questions to ask things in a way so they can be contemplated. Wordsworth uses a sense of relationship or love to…

If the ancient philosopher, Epicurus, gave the Sermon on the Mount, found in the New Testament, he would say: “Blessed are those who are untroubled and unperturbed, for they shall find serenity.” His enthusiastic follower, Lucretius, used his superb poetical gifts to draw his readers into the desire-reducing materialism of Epicureanism. He challenged others to live their lives by cultivating a balanced, peaceful way of being. Lucretius believed the attainment of this peace of mind was through a…