Eternalizing Love in One Day I Wrote Her Name

Eternalizing Love in One Day I Wrote Her Name

Sonnet One Day I Wrote Her Name School of poetry Elizabethan Poetry Poet Edmund Spenser Published 1595 Name of the collection of poems Amoretti Theme Immortality Bits of Information Some lovers strive to leave a lasting trace of their relationship, even after death. This desire to leave an imprint is a basic human tendency to…

The Age of Chaucer

The Age of Chaucer

Definition of the age of Chaucer The Age of Chaucer refers to the period of English history during the 14th and early 15th centuries, which is characterized by the works of the poet Geoffrey Chaucer.  During the Age of Chaucer, England was undergoing significant social, economic, political, and cultural changes, which are reflected in Chaucer’s…

Exploring the Power Dynamic in “Like as a Huntsman” by Edmund Spenser

Exploring the Power Dynamic in “Like as a Huntsman” by Edmund Spenser

Sonnet Like as a Huntsman School of poetry Elizabethan Poetry Poet Edmund Spenser Published 1595 Name of the collection of poems Amoretti Theme Desire Bits of Information “Baby, I’m preying on you tonightHunt you down, eat you aliveJust like animals, animals, like animals” (Animals by Maroon 5) The lyric implies the dominance of the lover…

[Sonnet 57] Sweet Warrior : The Troublesome Nature of One-Sided Love

[Sonnet 57] Sweet Warrior : The Troublesome Nature of One-Sided Love

Sonnet Sonnet 57: Sweet Warrior School of poetry Elizabethan Poetry Poet Edmund Spenser Published 1595 Name of the collection of poems Amoretti Theme Peace Bits of Information One-sided love is common and acceptable, but it becomes troublesome when the lovelorn person crosses the Lakshmana Rekha of autonomy. We will address the unacceptable behavior of the…