Another less well-liked Wyatt poem on Spain is "So feeble is the
thread," which, like "Tagus," is titled "In spayne" in the Egerton
manuscript. It's an adaptation of Petrarch's Canzone 37 but its
meditation on exile is much more worldly than the one in Petrarch. It's
probably worth noting that Petrarch's poem is likewise an adaptation of
Dante's poem on his own exile from Florence--though I can't remember its
title just now.
cheers,
joel davis
Joel B Davis Assistant Professor
Department of English Stetson University
421 N Woodland Blvd Unit 8300
DeLand, FL 32723 386.822.7724
On Monday, November 24, 2003, at 04:34 PM, Susanne Woods wrote:
> This March I am visiting the University of Cordoba, representing our
> liberal arts college consortium that is located there, and they have
> asked me to give a scholarly talk (in English!). I thought English
> poems about Golden Age Spain would be a fun topic.
>
> So: I'd be grateful for some help in putting together a short list of
> 16th-c. English poetry about Spain. I know the obvious, such as
> Wyatt's "Tagus Farewell" and the antics of Grantorto, but hope some
> of you may think of lyrics with Spanish references or narratives that
> deal with relations with Spain (e.g. Ralegh on the Cadiz expedition,
> though that's prose).
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Susanne
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> Wheaton College
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