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A Handful of Pleasant Delights
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Literary CriticismPoetry AnthologiesBritish History
ISBN13: 9781025700137
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.41 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
A Handful of Pleasant Delights is a cornerstone of Elizabethan literature, representing one of the most influential and beloved collections of popular poetry and ballads from the late sixteenth century. Compiled by Clement Robinson and his contemporaries, this miscellany serves as a vibrant record of the lyrical and musical tastes that defined the English Renaissance. The work is composed of various sonnets, songs, and verses specifically intended to be set to the popular tunes of the era.
The collection is particularly noted for its historical and literary significance, containing early versions of famous works such as the ballad of Greensleeves. Its contents reflect a wide range of themes, from the trials of unrequited love and the fickleness of fortune to moral exhortations and social observations. Many of the phrases and motifs found within these pages resonate through the works of later masters, including William Shakespeare, who alluded to several of the poems in his plays.
Providing a unique bridge between the oral tradition of street ballads and the formal artistry of printed verse, A Handful of Pleasant Delights remains an essential text for understanding the development of English poetry. It offers readers a rare glimpse into the cultural heartbeat of the 1580s, preserving the wit, rhythm, and sentiment of the Elizabethan age.
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A Handful of Pleasant Delights, Containing Sundry new Sonnets and Delectable Histories in Divers Kinds of Metre &c. 1584. [By] Clement Robinson and Di
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A Handful of Pleasant Delights: Containing Sundry New Sonnets and Delectable Histories ...
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Clement Robinson And Divers Others. A Handful Of Pleasant Delights, Ed. By E. Arber
Robinson, Clement
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Clement Robinson And Divers Others. A Handful Of Pleasant Delights, Ed. By E. Arber
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A Handful of Pleasant Delights, Containing Sundry new Sonnets and Delectable Histories in Divers Kinds of Metre &c. 1584. [By] Clement Robinson and Di
Arber, Edward
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