Diana: Elizabethan Sonnet Cycle by HENRY CONSTABLE (English) Paperback Book

Description: Diana by HENRY CONSTABLE, Mark Tuley HENRY CONSTABLE: DIANA: ELIZABETHAN SONNET CYCLEHenry Constables Diana is one of the major Elizabethan sonnet sequences, reprinted here in an attractive new edition.Diana is a sonnet cycle of love poetry, and some of the finest verse in the English language.The book includes a note on Henry Constable, illustrations, and suggestions for further reading. Each poem has a page to itself. Its a useful edition for students.Henry Constable was born in 1562; he studied at Cambridge (1580); converted to Catholicism around 1590; he worked as a spy in Europe, returning to England in 1603. He died in LiÃ¨ge in 1613 after being arrested in 1604 (after which he lived in poverty), and banished in 1610.Henry Constables Diana: The Praises of His Mistress In Certain Sweete Sonnets was published first in 1592 (it contained only 23 sonnets). There is some confusion about which of the Diana sonnets Constable wrote (Constable was in Europe at the time), in the 1594 edition (Diana or the Excellent Conceitful Sonnets of H.C. Augmented With Divers Quatorzains of Honorable and Lerned Personages). In the later, 1594 Diana, there are 8 decades of 76 sonnets. Some of the sonnets were written by Sir Philip Sidney (as indicated).The identity of Diana is unknown, although Henry Constable did address some sonnets to Lady Rich, the woman who inspired Stella in Sir Philip Sidneys Astrophel and Stella.Illustrated. Bibliography and note. ISBN 9781861711083. 108 pages. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description HENRY CONSTABLE: DIANA: ELIZABETHAN SONNET CYCLE Henry Constables Diana is one of the major Elizabethan sonnet sequences, reprinted here in an attractive new edition. Diana is a sonnet cycle of love poetry, and some of the finest verse in the English language. The book includes a note on Henry Constable, illustrations, and suggestions for further reading. Each poem has a page to itself. Its a useful edition for students. Henry Constable was born in 1562; he studied at Cambridge (1580); converted to Catholicism around 1590; he worked as a spy in Europe, returning to England in 1603. He died in Liege in 1613 after being arrested in 1604 (after which he lived in poverty), and banished in 1610. Henry Constables Diana: The Praises of His Mistress In Certain Sweete Sonnets was published first in 1592 (it contained only 23 sonnets). There is some confusion about which of the Diana sonnets Constable wrote (Constable was in Europe at the time), in the 1594 edition (Diana or the Excellent Conceitful Sonnets of H.C. Augmented With Divers Quatorzains of Honorable and Lerned Personages). In the later, 1594 Diana, there are 8 decades of 76 sonnets.Some of the sonnets were written by Sir Philip Sidney (as indicated). The identity of Diana is unknown, although Henry Constable did address some sonnets to Lady Rich, the woman who inspired Stella in Sir Philip Sidneys Astrophel and Stella. Illustrated. Bibliography and note. ISBN 9781861711083. 108 pages. Details ISBN1861711085 Pages 108 Publisher Crescent Moon Publishing Language English ISBN-10 1861711085 ISBN-13 9781861711083 Media Book Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-01-14 Author Mark Tuley Imprint Crescent Moon Publishing Subtitle Elizabethan Sonnet Cycle Place of Publication Kent Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by Mark Tuley DEWEY 821.914 Short Title DIANA REV/E 3/E Format Paperback UK Release Date 2013-01-14 AU Release Date 2013-01-14 NZ Release Date 2013-01-14 Edition Description 3rd Revised ed. Edition 3rd Illustrations 1, black & white illustrations Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:48381177;

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