The Oxford Book of Sonnets

Book Overview

Alive and well after 450 years in English, the 14-line sonnet is perhaps the best-loved and most versatile of poetic forms. Poets ranging from Shakespeare to Alice Oswald have found it the perfect choice for the expression of intense but controlled feelings. Beginning with Wyatt and ending in the present day, The Oxford Book of Sonnets is a unique treasury of memorable sonnet reflections on love and life.
In a beautiful one-poem-per-page design,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192142674
• ISBN13: 9780192142672
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.0" x 7.0"