{"product_id":"9781861714473","title":"Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles: Five Major Elizabethan Sonnet Sequences","description":"ELIZABETHAN SONNET CYCLES\u003cp\u003eFive Major Elizabethan Sonnet Sequences by Samuel Daniel, Michael Drayton, Sir Philip Sidney, William Shakespeare and Edmund Spenser. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e MICHAEL DRAYTON, SONNET 4, FROM 'IDEA': \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\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\u003eBritish Poets Series.Bibliography \u0026amp; illustrations. 536 pages. ISBN 9781861714473 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewww.crmoon.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crescent Moon Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47062672670960,"sku":"9781861714473","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781861714473_p0.jpg?v=1763600685","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781861714473","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}