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The Penguin Book of the Sonnet
This unique anthology celebrates 500 years of a classic tradition in English: the sonnet. As Levin portrays the evolution of the form over half a millennium, she has gathered more than 600 sonnets to tell the full story of the sonnet's dynamic possibilities.
Paperback, 528 pages
Published
November 1st 2001
by Penguin Books
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I saw Phillis Levin present at a panel on the sonnet. Was impressed and tracked down the book. Her essay/intro is valuable and the selection (huge) trustworthy. Henry Cole and Hopkins are my favorites.
A great anthology of English sonnets, with an informative and very enthusiastic introduction by Levin that explains the history, evolution, and technical aspects of the sonnet form. The hard part is picking out your favorites. One surprise for me was actually loving the selection of Milton's sonnets, some of which I'd read in the past but, for some reason, had been less impressed with. Now I'm impressed, especially the poem about him seeing his dead wife in a dream and then waking back into his ...more
I would have preferred something with better notes.
Click here: [http://www.robertpeake.com/archives/335-The-Trouble-With-Sonnets.html]
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