Simms and the Sonnet.
The article discusses the sonnets of William Gilmore Simms and compares their rhyme schemes to the traditional Petrarchan or legitimate form, Shakespearean or illegitimate form, as well as Romantic variations by Coleridge and Keats. Simms' poems "If From the Morning of Thy Days," "Flowers and Tress,...
| Publicado en: | Mississippi Quarterly Vol. 59; no. 1/2; pp. 17 - 31 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
Winter2005/Spring2006
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| Sumario: | The article discusses the sonnets of William Gilmore Simms and compares their rhyme schemes to the traditional Petrarchan or legitimate form, Shakespearean or illegitimate form, as well as Romantic variations by Coleridge and Keats. Simms' poems "If From the Morning of Thy Days," "Flowers and Tress," "To My Books," "To W. Porcher Miles," "The Wreath," " Invocation," and "The Natal Star" are discussed. |
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