Time in Spenser’s Amoretti and Epithalamion, and Shakespeare’s Sonnets

The sonnet which is originated in Italy a highly structured poetic form. It flourishes the Elizabethan period order to write love sonnets about beloved and idealized lady. This study focuses on theme of time both Edmund Spenser’s Amoretti Epithalamion, William Shakespeare’s Sonnets. Amoretti, covers New Year’s Day celebrations, reflects past forty-one years life. In Spenser records hours day from pre-dawn wedding night, including passage year 365 long lines also correspond days year. Its content moves excitement youth anxieties middle age, beginning with high hopes for happy ending record speaker’s legacy future generations. tries prevent by freezing it his verses. Sonnets begins narrator’s begging fair lord find woman who will bear child so that beauty can be assured posterity. poet complains ravages its harmful effects lord, fight inevitable forcing convey perfection child. defines as dimension suffering, asks leave him. conclusion, described unmanageable power unforeseen changes chances well non-personal ominous determinant.