Sonnets 39 and 40
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Title
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Sonnets 39 and 40
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Description
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The following transcription of Demorest's annotations was selected and transcribed by Casper College student and Archives staff member Grace MacPherson in January of 2024.
SONNET 39
Overall Notes
[Illegible] by proxy—cannot marry: Leicester—Eliz.
Leic. forbids marriage to Al[encon]
She sees affair and [illegible] of marriage
How can I praise you when that is the same as praising myself (since you are my soul)
’38-39—Diplomatic crisis—Coalition of Pope, King of Fr. + Emperor, Treaty of Nice
Line 10
Leave: Cleve [Anne of Cleves: fourth wife of Henry VIII]
SONNET 40
Overall Notes
’40 Abell burned at stake
’40 Catherine Howard [fifth wife of Henry VIII] + H (div[orced] from Anne of Cleves)
Disillusionment—her sexual behavior
Lines 7-8: he marries—denies her? Or she philanders—denies others’ marriage
Line 13
Well: Cromwell
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Subject
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Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Sonnets; Sonnets, English -- History and criticism
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Is Part Of
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Margaret Demorest Papers, CCA 10.2011.1. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.
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Date Created
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1968
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Language
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Primarily English; some Latin
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Format
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PDF
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Identifier
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CCA 10.2011.01_CCA_39_40
