Petrarch

The Resignation of Pope Celestine V

Before embarking on this discussion, I want to make it clear that I have no opinion on whether or not…

2 years ago

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 73 Explained

Sonnet 73 by William Shakespeare is one of his most famous works because it investigates wisdom imparted from a man…

2 years ago

A Biography of Giovanni Boccaccio

Before William Shakespeare and Geoffrey Chaucer, there was the man who both inspired and influenced much of their work: Giovanni…

3 years ago

Analysis of Edmund Spenser’s “Amoretti: Sonnet 1”

Edmund Spenser wrote Amoretti about his courtship with Elizabeth Boyle and their eventual wedding in June of 1594. Spenser follows…

3 years ago

Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 Explained

Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 is a satire and commentary on other contemporary sonnets in which the subject, generally a woman, is…

3 years ago

William Shakespeare and the Power of Love

Of all of the sonnets he ever wrote, Shakespeare may have with Sonnet 116 created no equal in terms of…

4 years ago

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