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William Smith (poet)
William Smith (15??-16??) was an English sonneteer, poet, and friend of Edmund Spenser. He participated in ''The Phoenix Nest'' (1593), ''England's Helicon'' (1600) and published a sonnet sequence ''Chloris'' or ''The Complaint of the passionate despised Shepheard'' in 1596. Works Smith in 1596 published a collection of sonnets, entitled ''Chloris, or the Complaint of the passionate despised Shepheard'', printed by Edmund Bollifant, 1596. The volume opens with two sonnets, inscribed "To the most excellent and learned shepheard, Collin Cloute" (i.e. Spenser), and signed "W. Smith"; in a third sonnet addressed to Spenser at the close of the book Smith calls Spenser his patron. The content consists of 48 sonnets, and a poem in 20 lines, called ''Corins Dreame of the faire Chloris''. ''Corins Dreame'' was transferred to ''England's Helicon'' (1600 and 1614). The work was reprinted in Edward Arber's ''English Garner'', viii. 171 sqq. Attributions Verse signed "W. S." has sometimes been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonnet
A sonnet is a poetic form that originated in the poetry composed at the Court of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II in the Sicilian city of Palermo. The 13th-century poet and notary Giacomo da Lentini is credited with the sonnet's invention, and the Sicilian School of poets who surrounded him then spread the form to the mainland. The earliest sonnets, however, no longer survive in the original Sicilian language, but only after being translated into Tuscan dialect. The term "sonnet" is derived from the Italian word ''sonetto'' (lit. "little song", derived from the Latin word ''sonus'', meaning a sound). By the 13th century it signified a poem of fourteen lines that followed a strict rhyme scheme and structure. According to Christopher Blum, during the Renaissance, the sonnet became the "choice mode of expressing romantic love". During that period, too, the form was taken up in many other European language areas and eventually any subject was considered acceptable for writers o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
