The Cambridge Companion to the Sonnet

Book Overview

Beginning with the early masters of the sonnet form, Dante and Petrarch, the Companion examines the reinvention of the sonnet across times and cultures, from Europe to America. In doing so, it considers sonnets as diverse as those by William Shakespeare, William Wordsworth, George Herbert and e. e. cummings. The chapters explore how we think of the sonnet as a 'lyric' and what is involved in actually trying to write one. The book includes a lively...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052173553X
• ISBN13: 9780521735537
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"