Research Article

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTI-PETRARCHAN SENTIMENTS IN THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE POETRY

Number: 15 July 31, 2023
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTI-PETRARCHAN SENTIMENTS IN THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE POETRY

Abstract

The sonnet as a form of poetry was first introduced from Italian into English during the Elizabethan age. Poets like Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard were pioneers in translating the works of Italian sonnet master Petrarch into English. Therefore, it is not surprising that they were also first to experiment with the sonnet form. They were followed by significant poets of the era, such as Edmund Spenser. However, it was William Shakespeare that greatly contributed to maturing the sonnet form in English. As well as writing plays for the theatre, he mastered in writing sonnet. As a result, the sonnet became the prevailing form of poetry during the Elizabethan era. However, the English sonneteers did not solely copy or imitate the works of Petrarch. On the contrary, they transformed the Italian sonnet form in a way that resulted in creating a new pattern called the English sonnet. In these contexts, this study sets out to analyse various ways by which English Renaissance poets made a contribution or reacted to the Petrarchan convention of love poems. Therefore, it mainly discusses how Petrarchan traditions and conceits were used (and abused) by English poets. Particularly, the anti-Petrarchan attitudes which arose in the 1590s and later are examined in order to show the differences between Italian and English sonnet forms. To do so, first, Thomas Wyatt’s poems is going to be analysed to illustrate the way how he adapted the Italian sonnet form into the English language. Then, Edmund Spenser’s Amoretti (1595) is going to be examined to reflect the poetic differences that are in contrast with the Petrarchan sonnet tradition. Finally, William Shakespeare’s Sonnets (1609) are going to be studied to demonstrate anti-Petrarchan elements in the English sonnet form.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Creative Arts and Writing

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

July 14, 2023

Publication Date

July 31, 2023

Submission Date

September 13, 2022

Acceptance Date

May 31, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Number: 15

APA
İşçi, V. (2023). A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTI-PETRARCHAN SENTIMENTS IN THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE POETRY. KARE Uluslararası Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat Dergisi, 15, 75-83. https://doi.org/10.38060/kare.1174698
AMA
1.İşçi V. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTI-PETRARCHAN SENTIMENTS IN THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE POETRY. KARE Uluslararası Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat Dergisi. 2023;(15):75-83. doi:10.38060/kare.1174698
Chicago
İşçi, Veysel. 2023. “A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTI-PETRARCHAN SENTIMENTS IN THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE POETRY”. KARE Uluslararası Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat Dergisi, nos. 15: 75-83. https://doi.org/10.38060/kare.1174698.
EndNote
İşçi V (July 1, 2023) A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTI-PETRARCHAN SENTIMENTS IN THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE POETRY. KARE Uluslararası Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat Dergisi 15 75–83.
IEEE
[1]V. İşçi, “A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTI-PETRARCHAN SENTIMENTS IN THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE POETRY”, KARE Uluslararası Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat Dergisi, no. 15, pp. 75–83, July 2023, doi: 10.38060/kare.1174698.
ISNAD
İşçi, Veysel. “A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTI-PETRARCHAN SENTIMENTS IN THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE POETRY”. KARE Uluslararası Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat Dergisi. 15 (July 1, 2023): 75-83. https://doi.org/10.38060/kare.1174698.
JAMA
1.İşçi V. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTI-PETRARCHAN SENTIMENTS IN THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE POETRY. KARE Uluslararası Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat Dergisi. 2023;:75–83.
MLA
İşçi, Veysel. “A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTI-PETRARCHAN SENTIMENTS IN THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE POETRY”. KARE Uluslararası Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat Dergisi, no. 15, July 2023, pp. 75-83, doi:10.38060/kare.1174698.
Vancouver
1.Veysel İşçi. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANTI-PETRARCHAN SENTIMENTS IN THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE POETRY. KARE Uluslararası Karşılaştırmalı Edebiyat Dergisi. 2023 Jul. 1;(15):75-83. doi:10.38060/kare.1174698

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