Sonnets 109 and 110

Item

Title
Sonnets 109 and 110
Description
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 109
1609–12 books of Iliad transl by Chapman publ
1609–Sir Geo. Summers shipwrecked in Bermudas
Penelope + Ulysses: home fits Penelope stone theory
’09 Pericles printed
Reconciliation for Essex + Raleigh? (Date = ?)
Begin series of explanation poems–accounting for distance + return culminating 115-116
Rose theatre–Lord Admiral’s Men play there in 1594

SONNET 110
Series seems to be parallel to 1599-60–etc.
Lord Strange died myst (poison?) in 1594
’90-’91–James involved in witch trials; suspects Bothwell of using evil powers agst him
Fr. statesman Sully described James as “wisest fool in Christendom”
Thomas Cecil called a clown in bedside (but he dis. with Cecil on protl.[?])
Or does he give up on even leaving his love for her? Appalled + disapproving he still loves
1608 = Cupid’s Revenge, by Be[aumont] + Fletcher
Subject
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Sonnets; Sonnets, English -- History and criticism
Is Part Of
Margaret Demorest Papers, CCA 10.2011.1. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.
Date Created
1968
Language
Primarily English; some Latin
Format
PDF
Identifier
CCA 10.2011.01_Sonnets_109_110