Aemilia Lanyer as Shakespeares Rival Poet

The Narrative of Shakespeares Sonnets

Aemilia Lanyer as Shakespeares Rival Poet explores Shakespeares sonnet series and A Lovers Complaint, both published in 1609. These poems are viewed in their historical context: in particular, in the context of Shakespeares patron.

Aemilia Lanyer as Shakespeares Rival Poet explores Shakespeares sonnet series and A Lovers Complaint, both published in 1609. These poems are viewed in their historical context: in particular, in the context of Shakespeares patron. Through this prism, the patrons relationship with both his poets (Sonnet 83) the Bard and his Rival is reviewed. Against linguistic logic, most scholars have dismissed the problematic interchangeability of the secondperson address modes (i.e. You/Thou) found in Shakespeares Sonnets (1609). In contrast, this book examines these two address modes as a primary identification of two distinct styles and