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A poetic form of 14 lines which was very popular in the [[Renaissance]]. Invented at the Sicilian court (c.1250) and developed by [[Petrarca|Francesco Petrarca]], it came to England in the 16th century thanks to the translations by [[Wyatt]] and others. While the Italian form contains 2 quartets and 3 tercets, the English (or "Shakespearean") sonnet has 3 quartets and a couplet. | A poetic form of 14 lines which was very popular in the [[Renaissance]]. Invented at the Sicilian court (c.1250) and developed by [[Petrarca|Francesco Petrarca]], it came to England in the 16th century thanks to the translations by [[Wyatt]] and others. While the Italian form contains 2 quartets and 3 tercets, the English (or "Shakespearean") sonnet has 3 quartets and a couplet. | ||
Sonnets can and have been written about almost everything (John Donne wrote sonnets on death and dying; John Milton on the late massacre in Piedmont; William Wordsworth on London, Milton and the sonnet), in the Renaissance, however, more often than not, they deal with the emotionally fraught relationship between the lyrical I and a distant, but admirable lady. | |||
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Revision as of 17:33, 16 January 2009
A poetic form of 14 lines which was very popular in the Renaissance. Invented at the Sicilian court (c.1250) and developed by Francesco Petrarca, it came to England in the 16th century thanks to the translations by Wyatt and others. While the Italian form contains 2 quartets and 3 tercets, the English (or "Shakespearean") sonnet has 3 quartets and a couplet. Sonnets can and have been written about almost everything (John Donne wrote sonnets on death and dying; John Milton on the late massacre in Piedmont; William Wordsworth on London, Milton and the sonnet), in the Renaissance, however, more often than not, they deal with the emotionally fraught relationship between the lyrical I and a distant, but admirable lady.