This volume pairs two sonnet sequences from the great Elizabethan vogue. Samuel Daniel’s Delia, often seen as a model for Shakespeare’s sonnets, treats beauty’s decay and verse’s power to outlast it; Henry Constable’s Diana is a more ornate cycle of devotion. Each comes with a short introduction by the editor.
A companion to the Idea, Fidessa and Chloris volume already in the library, for readers of Renaissance love poetry. Download the free EPUB.