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Sonnet in England (1880) James A. Noble
"The Sonnet in England (1880)" by James Ashcroft Noble discusses the history of the sonnet from Petrarch through modern day. Hypertexr links to examples and other resources.
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General Survey of the American Sonnet
This site is from The Sonnet in American Literature (1930). It includes links to the sonnets of E. A. Robinson as well as to many other poets and their works.
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A comprehensive site dedicated to the English sonnet. Site includes numerous pages grouped by country of origin and historic period. Also included is literary criticism of various sonnets and advice on how to write a sonnet. Click on the...
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Sonnet Central: The Victorian Sonnet
The Victorian sonnet is discussed and links are provided to full-text examples of sonnets by exemplary 19th century poets.
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Sonnets of Sir Philip Sidney
Full text of sonnets by Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), the Elizabethan poet.
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Sonnets: William Cullen Bryant (1794 1878)
Six sonnets by the American Romantic era poet, including "Midsummer," "October," "November," "To an American Painter Departing for Europe," "Mutation," and "William Tell."
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Sonnets.org: Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
Selected full texts by Henry Howard (1517-1547) with annotations.
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Sonnets.org: Charles Lamb
Index page for a selection of sonnets by Charles Lamb (1775-1834).
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Sonnets.org: Pierre De Ronsard (1524 1585)
English translations by John Keats and Andrew Lang of seven of Ronsard's sonnets at this site from Sonnets.org.
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Sonnet Central: The Romantic Era
This personal site provides a description of the era, with an extensive list of links to authors of the time.
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Sonnet Central: Sonnets in the Romantic Era
Information on the use of the sonnet as a poetry form during the Romantic Era, as well as many links to sonnets written during the time.
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Sonnet Central: Helen Hunt Jackson (1831 1885)
This site from Sonnet Central provides the text of several poems written by Helen Hunt Jackson: A Calendar of Sonnets, The Zone of Calms, Poppies on the Wheat, Mazzini, Burnt Ships, Tides, Her Eyes, and Fealty.
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Sonnet Central: Edmund Spenser
Text of four sonnets from Spenser's "Amoretti" and links to five others.
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Sonnet Central: James Russell Lowell
This Sonnet Central site provides the texts to six of James Russell Lowell's sonnets: "Love", "Love and Sorrow", "The Street", "Jeffries Wyman", "To a Friend", and "To Miss D.T.".
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Sonnet Central: Robert Burns, "A Sonnet Upon Sonnets"
Provides a sonnet from Robert Burns entitled, "A Sonnet Upon Sonnets." Burns' less-than-serious look at what constitutes a sonnet.
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Sonnet Central: John Keats (1795 1821)
A collection of sonnets written by John Keats: "On the Sonnet," "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer," "On the Grasshopper and Cricket," "On Sitting down to Read King Lear Once Again," and others.
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Sonnets of World War I
This unique page contains links to the sonnets of the title, as well as links to biographical information about the writers. There are even audio versions of some sonnets available. A bibliography is provided, but no actual commentary or...
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Sonnet Central: Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
This site provides a illustration of Henry Howard as well as links to several of his famous works. Three of the pieces; The Soote Season, "Love that doth reign and live within my thought......," and "Set me whereas the sun doth parch the...
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Sonnet Central: Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 1834)
Read sonnets by Samuel Taylor Coleridge: "Work without hope," and "One a Discovery Made Too Late." Page links to an introductory essay.
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Sonnet Central: William Blake (1757 1827)
This site provides a sonnet called "To an Evening Star" by William Blake.
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Sonnet Central: George Gordon, Lord Byron (1788 1824)
The text of "Sonnet on Chillon" by Lord Byron is provided at this site.
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Sonnet Central: Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 1822)
Links to the texts of five sonnets written by Percy Shelley are provided at this site.