What Do I Read Next?
- For a comprehensive insight into the sonnet tradition, explore The Penguin Book of the Sonnet: 500 Years of a Classic Tradition in English (2001), edited by Phillis Levin. This collection starts with the sonnets of Petrarch and Chaucer and includes representative sonnets from each subsequent century, featuring a notable selection of twentieth-century poets. Among the works included are five poems by Wyatt, such as "Whoso List to Hunt."
- Sir Philip Sidney: The Major Works (2002), curated by Katherine Duncan-Jones, offers a selection of writings by one of the sixteenth century's most significant poets. His sonnets show the influence of both Petrarch and Wyatt.
- Edmund Spenser's Poetry: Authoritative Texts, Criticism (1993) provides a critical examination of another poet who drew inspiration from Wyatt.
- For those interested in sixteenth-century love sonnets, The Sonnets: Poems of Love (1980) by William Shakespeare is an excellent resource.
- To experience William Shakespeare's sonnets as spoken word, listen to the Sonnets CD (1996), narrated by Sir John Gielgud.
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnets from the Portuguese: A Celebration of Love (1986) features love sonnets expressed through a woman's perspective.
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