Project Gutenberg 2006-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 291 Crow, Martha Foote 1854 1924 Constable, Henry 1562 1613 Daniel, Samuel 1562 1619 Daniell, Samuel S. D. (Samuel Daniel) Danyel, Samuel Danyell, Samuel Elizabethan Sonnet-Cycles: Delia - Diana Produced by David Starner, Taavi Kalju and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Elizabethan Sonnet-Cycles: Delia - Diana" by Samuel Daniel and Henry Constable is a collection of sonnet cycles written in the late 16th century, reflecting the poetic styles of the Elizabethan era. This compilation includes two prominent works: "Delia," by Samuel Daniel, and "Diana," by Henry Constable, each exploring themes of love, beauty, and longing. The sonnets evoke intense emotional reflections on unrequited love and the nature of beauty, emphasizing the shared poetic conceits and stylistic influences of the time. At the start of "Delia," the poet expresses admiration and despair for his beloved, framing his feelings through a series of carefully crafted sonnets that articulate the pain of love and its complexities. Through metaphorical language, Daniel captures the torment caused by the disdain of "Delia," a character emblematic of beauty yet cruel in her rejection. He contemplates the relationship between love and suffering, as well as the role of poetry in immortalizing his feelings, setting the tone for a deeper exploration of emotional vulnerability that resonates throughout the entire cycle. Additionally, the opening introduces Constable's “Diana,” which similarly traverses themes of admiration and pain, though with a distinct structure, revealing the rich interplay of poetic tradition within these two works. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 Sonnets, English PR Text Category: Poetry Category: British Literature 228009 2025-08-08T06:30:18.165106 text/html 232623 2006-07-16T16:24:54 text/html 206503 2025-08-08T06:30:30.735085 application/epub+zip 205734 2025-08-08T06:30:23.305104 application/epub+zip 135592 2025-08-08T06:30:21.146085 application/epub+zip 403233 2025-08-08T06:30:34.008026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 515363 2025-08-08T06:30:28.136051 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382826 2022-09-09T06:08:59.904901 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150778 2025-08-08T06:30:17.145154 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150671 2006-07-16T16:24:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 150662 2006-07-16T16:24:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21936 2025-08-08T06:30:34.229024 application/rdf+xml 16424 2025-08-08T06:30:21.668106 image/jpeg 3793 2025-08-08T06:30:21.405092 image/jpeg 56970 2006-07-16T16:24:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 112126 2006-07-16T16:24:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 56878 2006-07-16T16:24:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 192688 2025-08-08T06:30:18.183135 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia