Aemilia Lanyer as Shakespeare's Rival Poet

Aemilia Lanyer as Shakespeare's Rival Poet explores Shakespeare's sonnet series and A Lover's Complaint, both published in 1609. These poems are viewed in their historical context: in particular, in the context of Shakespeare's patron. Through this prism, the patron's relationship with "e;both"e; his poets (Sonnet 83) - the Bard and his Rival - is reviewed. Against linguistic logic, most scholars ...