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Pamphilia to Amphilanthus

Pamphilia to Amphilanthus

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Number of Chapters: 6

Length: 1 hour and 43 minutes

Language: English

Pamphilia to Amphilanthus is the first sonnet sequence written by an Englishwoman. Published in 1621, the poems invert the usual format of sonnet sequences by making the speaker a woman (Pamphilia, whose name means "all-loving") and the beloved a man (Amphilanthus, whose name means "lover of two."). It is possible that Wroth based the story on her own fraught relationship with her cousin, William Herbert. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett.)

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01 -Part 01 (Sonnets 1-24, Songs 1-4) (Elizabeth Klett)
02 – Part 02 (Sonnets 25-48, Songs 5-7) (Elizabeth Klett)
03 – Part 03 (A Sonnet and Six Songs) (Elizabeth Klett)
04 – Part 04 (Eleven Sonnets and Three Songs) (Elizabeth Klett)
05 – Part 05 (A Crown of Sonnets Dedicated to Love) (Elizabeth Klett)
06 – Part 06 (Four Songs and Nine Sonnets) (Elizabeth Klett)
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