{"product_id":"elizabethan-sonnet-cycles-sir-philip-sidney-9781861714473","title":"Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Five Major Elizabethan Sonnet Sequences","description":"ELIZABETHAN SONNET CYCLES \u003cp\u003e Five Major Elizabethan Sonnet Sequences by Samuel Daniel, Michael Drayton, Sir Philip Sidney, William Shakespeare and Edmund Spenser. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e A collection of five major sonnet sequences from the Elizabethan era by some of the great poets of the period: Sir Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser, Michael Drayton, Samuel Daniel and William Shakespeare. Each sonnet cycle is love poetry, and some of the finest verse in the English language: Sidney's 'Astrophel and Stella', Daniel's 'Delia', Drayton's 'Idea', Spenser's 'Amoretti', and Shakespeare's 'Sonnets'. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This edition prints each poem cycle on its own, without notes or editorial intrusions. And each poem has a page to itself, rather than being crammed together. It's a useful edition for students. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e MICHAEL DRAYTON, SONNET 4, FROM 'IDEA': \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e BRIGHT STAR of beauty, on whose eyelids sit A thousand nymph-like and enamoured graces, The goddesses of memory and wit, Which there in order take their several places; In whose dear bosom, sweet delicious love Lays down his quiver which he once did bear, Since he that blessed paradise did prove, And leaves his mother's lap to sport him there Let others strive to entertain with words My soul is of a braver mettle made; I hold that vile which vulgar wit affords; In me's that faith which time cannot invade. Let what I praise be still made good by you; Be you most worthy whilst I am most true! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Includes the illustrations of the poets, and notes on further reading. The book is now in a hardback edition. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e British Poets Series. Bibliography \u0026amp; illustrations. 536 pages. ISBN 9781861714473 \u003c\/p\u003e www.crmoon.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Sidney, William Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1861714475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781861714473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crescent Moon Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.31d","brand":"Philip Sidney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43939039412479,"sku":"9781861714473","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c304ffab-d511-4a9c-b5bf-7e3aa80ad094.jpg?v=1681439139","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/elizabethan-sonnet-cycles-sir-philip-sidney-9781861714473","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}