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Edmond Spenser (1552-1599)
There is not a great deal known about Spenser’s life. Spenser was born in London,
England, most likely in 1552, and as a child attended a forward thinking grammar
school. He was educated there for eight years, beginning in 1561. His education
was a classical one, meaning his studies centered on Latin And Greek language,
philosophy, and literature. In 1569, Spenser attended college at Cambridge
University. After receive a bachelor of arts degree in 1573, Spenser studied for his
master of arts degree, which he received in 1576. Cambridge at this time was
largely populated by radical Puritans, although the impact of such teachings on
Spenser has been debated. After receiving his master of arts degree, Spenser held a number of offices, working
in 1578 as the secretary to the former master of Pembroke Hall, Edward Young, and
in 1579 working in the household of the Earl of Leicester, uncle to Spenser’s friend
and fellow poet Sir Philip Sidney. In 1580 Spenser traveled to Ireland to work as
secretary to Governor Arthur Lord Grey de Wilton. During this time, England was
attempting to conquer Ireland, through violence as well as by encouraging the
English to settle there. Spenser was an enthusiastic participant in this effort. He
served in various capacities in Ireland during the 1580s and 1590s. He was granted
a large estate, Kilcolman, in 1590.From his home in Ireland, Spenser began to write in earnest, having already
published a series of pastoral poems, The Shepheardes Calendar, in 1579. He
published the first part of his famous epic poem, The Faerie Queene, in 1590,
and the second part in 1596. Spenser married Elizabeth Boyle in 1594, and in her
honor wrote the love poems and wedding song known collectively as Amoretti and
Epithalamion, published in 1595. That is why he is considered as the only sonneteer
who wrote a sonnet sequence to his wife
. After being appointed to the position of
High Sheriff of Cork in 1598,
he was forced to return to London after rebels burned
down his home at Kilcolman. Spenser died in London of unknown causes on January
13, 1599, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
Sonnet 75
One day I wrote her name upon the strand,
But came the waves and washe` d it away:
Agayne I wrote it with a second hand,
But came the tyde, and made my paynes his pray.
الكلمات
paynes
= الم =
Pain
In Spenser’s ‘‘Sonnet 75,’’ the poet expresses in a straightforward manner his
conviction regarding the immortal nature of his affection for his lover. With the first
two lines the speaker establishes the framework for the poem. He relates how he
Wrote the name of his lover in the sand on the beach, only to have it washed away
by the waves. In the next two lines (lines 3 and 4), he reveals that he attempted to
write her name again, only to have the ocean tide once more erase his efforts.
Through these lines, the speaker’s diligence is revealed. Despite the fact that the
waves wash away his lover’s name, he repeats what is clearly a futile effort
‘‘Vayne man,’’ sayd she, ‘‘that doest in vaineassay, 5
A mortall thing so to immortalize,
For I my selve shall lyke to this decay,
And eek my name bee wype` d out lykewise.’’
‘‘Not so,’’ quod I, ‘‘let baser thingsdevize,
To dy in dust, but you shall live by fame 10
My verse your vertues rare shall eternize,
And in the heavens wryte your glorious name.
Where whenas death shall all the world subdew,
Our love shall live, and later life renew.’’
Lines 5–8
The next four lines of the poem (lines 5–8) reveal that the poem is not simply the
speaker’s expression of his feelings, but a recollection of a dialogue with his lover.
He explains in these lines what his lover stated when she witnessed his actions. The
lover’s response to the speaker’s endeavors to inscribe her name in so impermanent
a medium as wet sand is gently chastising in tone. Apparently a practical woman,
she tells the speaker that he exerts himself to no end. The lover goes on to compare
her name written in the sand, and its being washed away by the tide, to her own
existence, and its inevitable end one day by death. Her tone and her words
reprimand the speaker for attempting such a prideful display. She accuses him both
of being vain for making such an effort and acting in vain, for his desire to affix their
love to a specific time and place is ultimately, and obviously, a fruitless one.
Lines 9–12
In lines 9–12, the speaker responds to his lover’s protests. Here his idealism and the
fullness of his love is revealed. He tells her that only lower, less worthy creatures
will die and be reduced to dust. She, rather, will certainly live on through the fame
he will create for her with his poetic verses. His poetry, he assures her, will record
forever her singular virtues, thereby immortalizing her name.
Lines 13–14
In the last two lines of the poem, the speaker makes plain that not only will his lover
live on forever through his poetry, but also that when death conquers the world,
their love will remain and be renewed in the next life. The last lines suggest the
speaker’s belief in some form of life after death, although whether he describes
the speaker’s intention to
immortalize his lover through his poetry validates his lover’s accusation that he is
vain. His boasts about his ability to create such lasting fame for her reveals his grand
opinion of his skill as a poet. Despite this vanity, however, the final lines of the
poem make clear the depth of his love and his belief that the feelings they share will
live in after death.
Themes
love and Immortality Like most Elizabethan sonnets, Spenser’s ‘‘Sonnet
75’’ is concerned with an amorous relationship. Often such sonnets itemize a lover’s
virtues or reveal the extent of a lover’s passion. In this poem, rather than focusing
on the qualities of his lover that inspire his admiration, the speaker explores the
enduring nature of his love for the woman in question. He dismisses his lover’s
matter-of-fact expressions of the notion that her name, and their love, is transitory.
She quite clearly states that their relationship is a mortal one. She is adamant
that she will, in fact, die, and the memory of her presence on earth be extinguished,
erased like her name in the sand. However, the speaker is quick to deflate her
argument. Only low, base creatures are destined to die, the speaker replies
The language of the sonnet is archaic.
The speaker in Spenser’s ‘‘Sonnet 75’’ displays supreme confidence in the power of
his own written words. He claims that through his poetic verses he will eternalize
his lover’s goodness, her best qualities. Through his words, her name and her glory
will be written for all time. The speaker has faith that after death their love will live on
وبسسس ‘‘ طبعآ الكلام الي ملون مهم جداآ حاولوا تركزون عليه
دعواتكم لي وللجيمع
:love080:
Edmond Spenser (1552-1599)
There is not a great deal known about Spenser’s life. Spenser was born in London,
England, most likely in 1552, and as a child attended a forward thinking grammar
school. He was educated there for eight years, beginning in 1561. His education
was a classical one, meaning his studies centered on Latin And Greek language,
philosophy, and literature. In 1569, Spenser attended college at Cambridge
University. After receive a bachelor of arts degree in 1573, Spenser studied for his
master of arts degree, which he received in 1576. Cambridge at this time was
largely populated by radical Puritans, although the impact of such teachings on
Spenser has been debated. After receiving his master of arts degree, Spenser held a number of offices, working
in 1578 as the secretary to the former master of Pembroke Hall, Edward Young, and
in 1579 working in the household of the Earl of Leicester, uncle to Spenser’s friend
and fellow poet Sir Philip Sidney. In 1580 Spenser traveled to Ireland to work as
secretary to Governor Arthur Lord Grey de Wilton. During this time, England was
attempting to conquer Ireland, through violence as well as by encouraging the
English to settle there. Spenser was an enthusiastic participant in this effort. He
served in various capacities in Ireland during the 1580s and 1590s. He was granted
a large estate, Kilcolman, in 1590.From his home in Ireland, Spenser began to write in earnest, having already
published a series of pastoral poems, The Shepheardes Calendar, in 1579. He
published the first part of his famous epic poem, The Faerie Queene, in 1590,
and the second part in 1596. Spenser married Elizabeth Boyle in 1594, and in her
honor wrote the love poems and wedding song known collectively as Amoretti and
Epithalamion, published in 1595. That is why he is considered as the only sonneteer
who wrote a sonnet sequence to his wife
. After being appointed to the position of
High Sheriff of Cork in 1598,
he was forced to return to London after rebels burned
down his home at Kilcolman. Spenser died in London of unknown causes on January
13, 1599, and was buried in Westminster Abbey.
Sonnet 75
One day I wrote her name upon the strand,
But came the waves and washe` d it away:
Agayne I wrote it with a second hand,
But came the tyde, and made my paynes his pray.
الكلمات
paynes
= الم =
Pain
In Spenser’s ‘‘Sonnet 75,’’ the poet expresses in a straightforward manner his
conviction regarding the immortal nature of his affection for his lover. With the first
two lines the speaker establishes the framework for the poem. He relates how he
Wrote the name of his lover in the sand on the beach, only to have it washed away
by the waves. In the next two lines (lines 3 and 4), he reveals that he attempted to
write her name again, only to have the ocean tide once more erase his efforts.
Through these lines, the speaker’s diligence is revealed. Despite the fact that the
waves wash away his lover’s name, he repeats what is clearly a futile effort
‘‘Vayne man,’’ sayd she, ‘‘that doest in vaineassay, 5
A mortall thing so to immortalize,
For I my selve shall lyke to this decay,
And eek my name bee wype` d out lykewise.’’
‘‘Not so,’’ quod I, ‘‘let baser thingsdevize,
To dy in dust, but you shall live by fame 10
My verse your vertues rare shall eternize,
And in the heavens wryte your glorious name.
Where whenas death shall all the world subdew,
Our love shall live, and later life renew.’’
Lines 5–8
The next four lines of the poem (lines 5–8) reveal that the poem is not simply the
speaker’s expression of his feelings, but a recollection of a dialogue with his lover.
He explains in these lines what his lover stated when she witnessed his actions. The
lover’s response to the speaker’s endeavors to inscribe her name in so impermanent
a medium as wet sand is gently chastising in tone. Apparently a practical woman,
she tells the speaker that he exerts himself to no end. The lover goes on to compare
her name written in the sand, and its being washed away by the tide, to her own
existence, and its inevitable end one day by death. Her tone and her words
reprimand the speaker for attempting such a prideful display. She accuses him both
of being vain for making such an effort and acting in vain, for his desire to affix their
love to a specific time and place is ultimately, and obviously, a fruitless one.
Lines 9–12
In lines 9–12, the speaker responds to his lover’s protests. Here his idealism and the
fullness of his love is revealed. He tells her that only lower, less worthy creatures
will die and be reduced to dust. She, rather, will certainly live on through the fame
he will create for her with his poetic verses. His poetry, he assures her, will record
forever her singular virtues, thereby immortalizing her name.
Lines 13–14
In the last two lines of the poem, the speaker makes plain that not only will his lover
live on forever through his poetry, but also that when death conquers the world,
their love will remain and be renewed in the next life. The last lines suggest the
speaker’s belief in some form of life after death, although whether he describes
the speaker’s intention to
immortalize his lover through his poetry validates his lover’s accusation that he is
vain. His boasts about his ability to create such lasting fame for her reveals his grand
opinion of his skill as a poet. Despite this vanity, however, the final lines of the
poem make clear the depth of his love and his belief that the feelings they share will
live in after death.
Themes
love and Immortality Like most Elizabethan sonnets, Spenser’s ‘‘Sonnet
75’’ is concerned with an amorous relationship. Often such sonnets itemize a lover’s
virtues or reveal the extent of a lover’s passion. In this poem, rather than focusing
on the qualities of his lover that inspire his admiration, the speaker explores the
enduring nature of his love for the woman in question. He dismisses his lover’s
matter-of-fact expressions of the notion that her name, and their love, is transitory.
She quite clearly states that their relationship is a mortal one. She is adamant
that she will, in fact, die, and the memory of her presence on earth be extinguished,
erased like her name in the sand. However, the speaker is quick to deflate her
argument. Only low, base creatures are destined to die, the speaker replies
The language of the sonnet is archaic.
The speaker in Spenser’s ‘‘Sonnet 75’’ displays supreme confidence in the power of
his own written words. He claims that through his poetic verses he will eternalize
his lover’s goodness, her best qualities. Through his words, her name and her glory
will be written for all time. The speaker has faith that after death their love will live on
وبسسس ‘‘ طبعآ الكلام الي ملون مهم جداآ حاولوا تركزون عليه
دعواتكم لي وللجيمع
:love080: