Introduction The poem makes it apparent that despite the speaker’s intense affection for his beloved, time will inevitably pass. Time passes without stopping, as evidenced by the speaker’s continuous writing of his beloved’s name “upon the strand” (or shore), only for the ocean to swiftly sweep it away. The idea of her name vanishing from … Read more
Introduction Sonnet 54’s rich, elaborate vocabulary is a hallmark of Spenser’s poetic style. This sonnet’s main idea revolves around the theatrical aspect of life, the speaker’s unstable emotional state, and the beloved’s lack of response or indifference, all of which combine to create an overall sense of emotional despair. About the Poet Between 1552 and … Read more
Introduction The sonnet sequence “Amoretti” was written by the English poet Edmund Spenser. In 1595, it was printed as a part of the collection “Amoretti and Epithalamion.” Since “amoretti” means “little loves” in Italian, it is clear that the poetry in this collection is about love. The 89 sonnets in Spenser’s “Amoretti” are significant for … Read more
