The Troubadour
The Troubadourrevision:Inspired by Eleanor of Aquitaineand rules of Courtly Love, you sent your heartcrusading in the hope it would obtainthe old Platonic paradigm through art.Precisely crafted verse...
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Hi V, My sense of this sonnet is that of two poems. The first, the octet, is superlative. Maybe a preparation not to be outdone. The sestet is another story.This lack cohesion, dimension and vision....
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I myself think the sestet flows well from the octave, and find the theme interesting.Here in England, if you dig beneath our old churches you often find traces of Diana's temples (eg York Minster) and...
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Thanks for your comments, eddy. The sonnet does take a strange turn at the sestet, but I believe it's due to the nature of the subject itself. I was doing some reading on the troubadours for a class...
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