Anthem Press The Anthem Anthology of Victorian Sonnets: 1-5 (Anthem Nineteenth-Century Series)

‘The Anthem Anthology of Victorian Sonnets’ is a comprehensive collection of three thousand sonnets written by poets between 1836 and the early years of the twentieth century. The work contains a representative selection of sonnets for each individual poet, in order to display the diversity and innovation brought to the sonnet form by Victorian poets. Review 'This formidable undertaking of anthologizing Victorian sonnets in five volumes, thoughtfully indexed, is chiefly valuable for its inclusion of so many little known or unknown writers of the genre. Those who thought they knew Victorian literature will have to think again.' —Archie Burnett, Professor of English and Co-director, Editorial Institute, Boston University, USA 'An extraordinary achievement. Brilliantly designed to allow readers to trace the form’s evolution across thousands of sonnets or to situate major figures amidst contemporary sonnet production, the ‘Anthem Anthology’ is indispensable to scholars, teachers and students of nineteenth-century poetry.' —Linda K. Hughes, Addie Levy Professor of Literature, Christian Texas University, USA 'This magnificent anthology is a resounding vindication of the Victorian sonneteers. It at last allows scholars to study and readers to enjoy the full range of sonnets by famous and forgotten poets, including sonnet sequences as subtle and comprehensive as any Victorian novels.' —John Holmes, Senior Lecturer in English, University of Reading, UK 'An unrivalled representation of the sonnet in the Victorian age that demonstrates an impressive knowledge of the area. Its vast scope offers the possibility for rich new critical narratives on the sonnet to emerge; a valuable research resource.' —Marion Thain, Senior Lecturer, Department of English, University of Birmingham, UK 'This ground-breaking collection presents many exciting discoveries alongside more familiar contemporaneous material, and displays the astonishing plenitude and the technical resourcefulness of Victorian sonnet-writing. In so doing it re-orientates our sense of the historical florescence of the sonnet form and re-draws the map of Victorian poetry as a whole.' —Richard Allen, Professor of English, formerly of Anglia Ruskin University, UK Book Description A comprehensive collection consisting of over three thousand Victorian sonnets written by Victorian poets between 1836 and the early years of twentieth century. About the Author Michael J. Allen was awarded a PhD for his study on 'The Victorian Sonnet: Antecedents, Form and Function', from Anglia Ruskin University in 2006. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. The Anthem Anthology of Victorian Sonnets Volume I: 1836-1850 By Michael J. Allen Wimbledon Publishing Company Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Allen All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-84331-848-4 Contents List of Poets and Years, xiii, List of Poets and Volumes, xv, Preface, xvii, Acknowledgements, xix, Introduction, xxi, Suggested Further Reading, xlv, Changing Times, xlix, Textual Notes 1836–1850, 1, 1836, Alfred Tennyson, 3, 1837, Josiah Conder, 6, Alfred Tennyson, 11, 1838, Richard Monckton Milnes, 13, John Saunders, 15, Martin Tupper, 17, Isaac Williams, 23, Emmeline Wortley, 44, 1839, Arthur Hugh Clough, 50, Henry Ellison, 50, John Hanmer, 51, Martin Tupper, 54, Emmeline Wortley, 65, 1840, Frederick William Faber, 70, John Hanmer, 73, Richard Monckton Milnes, 76, Caroline Norton, 76, William Wordsworth, 79, 1841, Henry Alford, 81, John Clare, 87, Thomas Miller, 89, 1842, John Clare, 90, Aubrey de Vere, 92, John Critchley Prince, 109, William Wordsworth, 110, 1843, Aubrey de Vere, 130, 1844, Elizabeth Barrett [Browning], 131, John Clare, 135, Henry Ellison, 136, Frances Kemble, 146, Richard Monckton Milnes, 151, Coventry Patmore, 152, 1845, Henry Alford, 153, Martin Tupper, 155, William Wordsworth, 157, 1846, William Barnes, 161, Robert Stephen Hawker,