Download or read book Shakespeare and the English Renaissance Sonnet written by P. Innes and published by Springer. This book was released on 1997-08-04 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an analysis of the sonnet in the English Renaissance. It especially traces the relations between Shakespeare's sonnets and the ways in which other writers use the form. It looks at how the poetry fits into the historical situation at the time, with regard to images of the family and of women. Its exploration of these issues is informed by much recent work in critical theory, which it tries to make as accessible as possible.