{"product_id":"images-of-women-in-poetry-von-unknown","title":"Images of women in poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003eStudienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Didaktik - Englisch - Literatur, Werke, Note: 1,3, Universität Paderborn, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Is it truly love that lets a woman look like a divine beauty? Or does the poet just\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elists the features of beauty within nearly each and every one of his sonnets?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are many different images of women in poetry and writers know how to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epresent their beloved best. But actually, how important was beauty in order to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elove someone? Such questions have inspired me to pick this topic for the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efurther analysis of the typical perception of women in some selected love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esonnets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe man, who brought attention to the Italian sonnet, was Francesco Petrarca\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho was usually referred to as Petrarch. Especially his sonnets for his idealized\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egirl, Laura, characterized the pan-European love poetry of the Renaissance up\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto the seventeenth century (c.f. 9.9.201 http:\/\/lo-net2.de\/home\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emario.leis\/Download_Anglistik_Frauenbild.pdf)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is why many writers adopted Petrarch¿s conception of love, beauty and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eperfection. But of course there are just as many poets who have turned away\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom the pure admiration of the idealized female figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn my following analysis I will take a closer look at the image of women in Sir\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Sidney¿s sonnet 91 and Shakespeare¿s sonnet 130 in comparison to the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etraditional concept of Petrarch. It is important to establish the drastic changes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhich exist in these two works. How much do the ladies of Shakespeare and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSidney differ from Petrarch¿s Laura?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo their shared characteristics outweigh the differences? And more importantly:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs there a turning point in the historical development of literature with reference\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto the visual representation of feminine beauty?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn my work, I have tried to find answers to these central questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst of all, I would like to give a short overview on the Petrarchan tradition and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethen analyze sonnet 90 which was written for his beloved Laura. After that I will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econcentrate on Sir Philip Sidney¿s presentation of women. In doing so, I will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eanalyze sonnet 91 from his sonnet sequence Astrophil and Stella. Then I will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econtinue like this for sonnet 130 by Shakespeare. Finally, I would like to sum up\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emy results and give a brief conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783656608622\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783656608622","offer_id":39433602990173,"sku":"9783656608622","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/a1a75e81-113c-46df-8c94-d7a75a197227.jpg?v=1778133754","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/images-of-women-in-poetry-von-unknown","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}