RENAISSANCE POETS - English Literature 1
Thomas Wyatt
Edmund Spenser
William Shakespeare
Sir Philip Sydney
Francesco Petrarch
INSTRUCTIONS:
We are going to work more in depth with some Renaissance poets:
- Thomas Wyatt
- Edmund Spencer
- William Shakespeare
- Sir Philip Sydney
- Francesco Petrarch.
1.Work in groups of 4 or 5 students.
2.You will be assigned a poet. Find a poem you like, which moves you.
3. Choose a stanza in this poem that impressed you most due to its meaning, to the poet's use of imagery or figures of speech, etc.
4.Write TWO paragraphs: 1) Introduce the poet and the poet in one sentence, saying when it was published; paraphrase the stanza in the first paragraph; 2) in the second paragraph, write a brief conclusion saying why you have chosen that particular poem and that particular stanza You can also use the second paragraph to finish your analysis of the stanza and keep your opinion to the minimum, i.e., one sentence ( this is a better choice).
5. DO NOT plagiariase your souces, if you use any. Acknowledge them properly. Your teacher will teach you how.
6. At the beginning of the document, write the title of your poem between inverted commas, the poet's name and then, the group members. At the end of your Word document, you should write References as a title, followed by the sources you used to help you write.
You can find poems in the websites below.
Deadline to have your paragraphs marked by your teacher: Monday, 19June - 15:00 pm
Deadline for posting your production in the Blog: Tuesday, 27 JUNE.
#To quote the website from which you obtained your poem, look at your booklet to see how this is done.You will find an example of References at the end of the notes on "Sonnet 116" (and there are more examples all over your booklet).
#Once all the groups have posted their productions, on 27 June (or before that date), you must enter the Blog and read at least one post by another group. Leave a comment on their lines: What did they make you feel? Which line moved you most and why? Did it remind you of something that happened to you?
Group members: Casco, Carla; Del Fabro, Micaela; Encina, Laura; Fernández, Guadalupe; Ortiz, Abril; Quieu, Camila; Vega, Ignacio; Zamar, Julia.
ReplyDelete“Loving in Truth: Sonnet 1 of Astrophil and Stella” by Sir Philip Sidney.
Loving in truth, and fain in verse my love to show,
That she, dear she, might take some pleasure of my pain,
Pleasure might cause her read, reading might make her know,
Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain,—
“Astrophil and Stella” according to Hanson, is a sonnet sequence of 108 sonnets and 11 songs, written around the year 1580 by Sir Philip Sidney (1554 - 1586), who was one of the greatest exponents in literature during the Elizabethan age (Hanson 9). In this case, we have chosen “Astrophil and Stella”: Sonnet 1 'Loving in truth', in which Sidney seems to say in first person that he loves sincerely and wishes to express his love through poetry (“Loving in truth, and fain in verse my love to show,”), so that she, his beloved, might find his suffering pleasurable (“So that she, dear she, might take some pleasure of my pain”), her enjoyment of his words could lead her to understanding (“Pleasure might cause her read, reading might make her know,”), understanding could evoke pity, and pity could inspire her favour (“Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain,—”).
According to Abella, the structure of the sonnet resembles a Petrarchan poem with 14 lines divided into an octet and a sestet (Abella 1). Furthermore, it is interesting to mention that in the fourth line there is a personification in the words “knowledge” and “pity” because the poet grants them the ability to win or obtain something. We have chosen this particular sonnet because we found the poem easy to comprehend. Besides, we felt captivated by the language he used and the love story behind it, also the fact that it was the first sonnet written in sequence in the English language (Hanson 9).
References:
Abella, Julieta. "Sonnet 1 by Sir Philip Sidney". Poem Analysis. Web. 18 June, 2023.
Hanson, Marilee. "Philip Sidney". English History.18 Nov. 2021. Web. 18 June. 2023.
Sir Philip Sidney. “Sonnet 1”. Poetry Foundation.2023. Web. 18 June. 2023.
In this poem I like and felt surprised by the sequence "pleassure-reading-knowing-pity-grace" imagined and desired by the poet as a possible way of making his beloved perhaps change her mind, and turn to him reciprocating his feelings.
DeleteThis sonnet is quite interesting because it tells us that Love can be a painful pleasure. It can destroyed us as equal as bringing us to live. When you love someone, you want to say it over and over again as it's a constant feeling that's grows in every breath that person takes.
DeleteI really liked this sonnet because it beautifully captures the essence of love's vulnerability and the power of words to evoke understanding and compassion.
Delete“Sonnet 147” by William Shakespeare
ReplyDeleteGroup Members: Alanis Gerónimo, Chavez Matias, Franzoi Selene, Gatti Gastón, Quarin Colussi Brisa, Senn Benjamín.
“Sonnet 147”
One of 154 sonnets written by English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. First published in 1609.
My reason, the physician to my love,
My reason is my doctor,
Angry that his prescriptions are not kept,
Furious that his advice had been ignored
Hath left me, and I desperate now approve
He has now forsaken me. I clearly see now
Desire is death, which physic did except.
That my lust is my own doom, and my mind refuses to accept this.
The author uses the following devices:
Metaphor: He compares his reasonable mind to a doctor, stating that the love he feels for the “dark lady” is a form of “obsessive disease.”
Personification: The poem has personified reason in the second quatrain of the poem. Reason is like ‘a doctor’ because our mind tells us what we should do for our own good, advice we tend to ignore many times.
“My reason, the physician, to my love.
Angry that his prescriptions are not kept”.
In conclusion, Shakespeare seeks to represent love as something that is dark and bitter. He compares it to an illness that prevents a person from reasoning critically.
References
Literary Devices. “Sonnet 147: My Love Is as A Fever, Longing Still”.
14 June 2023
NoSweat Digital Ltd. Sonnet 147: “My Love Is As A Fever Longing Still”
14 June 2023
Particularly, I really like this sonnet by William Shakespeare as he clearly illustrates the existing war between mind (thoughts) and heart (sentiments). Whenever we fall in love we tend to be guided by our heart but sometimes this leads us to a big problem and it quite difficult to struggle against our own emotions or sentiments.
DeleteThis sonnet by Shakespeare is fascinating because it expresses how our thoughts or what we are expected to do are not always what we really want to, or what our feelings express. Which one is the correct one to follow, our minds or our hearts?
DeleteThis is a great sonnet, indeed.
DeleteThis is an interesting sonnet for me, because it illustrates something very common that can happen to everybody when one falls in love; your heart tells you to go all-in, whereas your mind tells you to think your feelings through and to take love from a more rational approach.
DeleteThis is one of my favourite poems because it shows the passion that William puts on his writing. Also, I liked it because I think is funny, the way he describes that his doctor doesn't allow him to see his mistress is hilarious!!!
Delete"Amoretti XXX: My Love is like to ice, and I to fire" by Edmund Spenser
ReplyDeleteGroup members: Barrios, Lucia; Cuevas, Bárbara; Geymonat, Camila; Leciza,Luisina; Lorenzón Abrile, Gaia; Lugo, Agustín; Sartor, Tatiana.
"My Love is like to ice, and I to fire:
How comes it then that this her cold so great
Is not dissolved through my so hot desire,
But harder grows the more I her entreat?" (lines 1-4)
Edmund Spenser is considered to be the father of English sonnets; he changed the Petrarchan structure but still followed its conception of ideal love. This poem was published in 1595 and it is dedicated to his wife Elizabeth Boyle (British Literature Wiki Editors). He defines their love like opposites, being totally different from one another. He does not understand how his desire grows, even when she is so cold and indifferent. He feels that the more he begs, the more she becomes distant.
In terms of figures of speech, Spenser uses antithesis to talk about love: ice / fire. He writes about the unrequited love they experience the more he wants her, the less he can have her; her cold attitude and his hot desire). We have chosen this stanza because we found the literary techniques he uses interesting; it is also quite captivating the way the writer presents a burning but also freezing love.
References:
The Poetry Foundation. (n. d.). Edmund Spenser | Poetry Foundation.org
Web 23 June 2023.
British Literature Wiki Editors. "Edmund Spenser's 'Amoretti'". British Literature Wiki. N.d. Web 23 June 2023.
I believe this poem is amazing, because in some moments, being with someone who is total opposite to you is a challenge but, you learn a lot in that experience. And probably those differences make the relationship special. Edmund Spenser expressed this idea so clearly.
DeleteIt is a beautiful poem. I like the way Edmund Spenser wrote how love influenced him.
DeleteI love how Edmund Spenser represents the feelings of distance and desire through Ice and fire. I really enjoyed this poem it catched my attention at first sight.
Delete‘Mille fiate, o dolce mia guerrera’ by Francesco Petrarch.
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I have offered you my heart a thousand times
O my sweet warrior, only to make peace
with your lovely eyes: but it does not please you
with your noble mind, to stoop so low.
‘Mille fiate, o dolce mia guerrera’ first published in 1591, is the 21st sonnet included in the famous ‘canzoniere’ of the humanist writer Francesco Petrarch.
I have given you my heart many times
Oh my beloved warrior, just to pacify
your beautiful eyes, but you don't like it
with your noble spirit, to humble yourself so low.
In the stanza “with your noble spirit, to humble yourself so low.” There is a metaphor, the noble spirit would tell that she is from the nobility (high social status) and she does not want to love or marry someone of a lower social standing than her own: a poor man, lacking power, influence and social status. We chose this poem and this particular stanza as it speaks about unconditional love, how it should be, even if it is not so easy and even if it is unrequited.
References
Free Choral Music. Willem Verkaik.Submitted January 15th 2020.
Poem Hunter Editors. June 10th 2016.
Wow! O dolce mia guerrera! Love it.
DeleteI took this stanza as if the poet had written about an unrequited love. I liked the way he describes the feeling of trying to be loved by someone so many times without obtaining it and naming his heart "warrior", as if love were a battle to win.
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ReplyDelete“They Flee From Me” by Thomas Wyatt
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“They flee from me that sometime did me seek
With naked foot, stalking in my chamber. […]
That now are wild and do not remember
That sometime they put themself in danger
To take bread at my hand…”
“They Flee From Me” is one of the best-known poems from the 16th century by English poet and Courtier Thomas Wyatt. Through the first stanza, Wyatt mentions his affair with Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s wife. Thomas Wyatt and Anne Boleyn had had a close relationship and loved each other. He uses the metaphor of a bird which eats from its owner’s hand, picking up only what she needs, to tell us how her lover looked like a friendly animal, but clearly someone who ‘uses’ people and discards them when they cease to be useful. Shortly after Anne Boleyn decides to abandon Wyatt, he writes “They Flee From Me” expressing how he feels profoundly hurt and heartbroken, emotions and sentiments that are portrayed in his poem.
In conclusion, the reason why we have chosen “They Flee From Me” is because of its significant contrast between the past and the present of Thomas Wyatt and Anne Boleyn’s relationship. Moreover, we empathise with Sir Thomas Wyatt’s suffering, which shows him as an ordinary human being, and with his idea that life without joy and love would serve no purpose at all.
References
Abella, Julieta. "They Flee from Me by Sir Thomas Wyatt". Poem Analysis, Web 16 June 2023.
Lean, Tracey. McKeever, Christine ed. "Sir Thomas Wyatt: Poems ‘They Flee From Me’ Summary and Analysis". GradeSaver, 8 August 2012. Web. 16 June 2023.
I love Tomas Wyatt and the way he wrote, I'm really interested in his poems, especially the one you chose so I will read and investigate more about it. You made a really nice job guys!
DeleteDefinitely my favourite Wyatt poem!
DeleteEdmund SPENCER´s AMORETI : “ LXXV ´One day I wrote her name´”
DeleteStudent: Garcia Facino, Maria del Pilar C.
Edmund Spencer (London 1552-London 1599) was an English poet recognized as one of the beginners of the modern English poetry movement and considered as one of the best poets in English language. (1) See the last four lines of this beautiful poem:”My verse your virtues rare shall eternize/ And in the heavens write down your glorious name/ Where when death shall all the world subdue / Our love shall live and later life renew”. (2). This author in other words is saying “My poem would scarcely make justice to your virtues for the eternity / Nor will immortalize the glorious name of you before God in heaven / And even if Death comes one day /Our love will survive and renew in the afterlife”.
Spenser uses here devices as: personification in “Death, which all the world subdue”; and imagery: “in the heavens write down your glorious name” consisting of the symbol of making his beloved´s name survive for eternity by writing verses for her. This particular poem has been chosen because of its optimism about the strength and power of the love and feelings the poet proclaims, and in contrast with his deed as a poet, he suggests that his verses would not be able to perpetuate the glory of her name. It has been chosen also because of its Christian elements and the spirituality it irradiates.
References:
(1)Amoretti and Epithalamion(1595). Wikipedia Editors.
< https//.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Edmund_Spenser>. 18 June 2023.
(2)The Project Gutemberg eBook of The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser, Volume 5/Spenser, Edmund. Francis Child Editor. Nov.12 2022.
.18 June 2023.
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ReplyDeleteThanks everyone of you for your enthusiasm and your open minds to poetry! Poetry does make our toes tingle! Well done!!!
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