A great name in Elizabethan poetry.
His sonnets series Amoretti, a collection of 89 sonnets, Amoretti was first published in 1595 in London by William Ponsonby, it's actually an Italian title inspired by Petrach .
The sonnets are addressed to his lady love Elizabeth Boyle who become his wife. His sonnets contain some autobiographical matters. Rhyme scheme - abab bcbc cdcd ee.
1. Period 1066-1340
2. French was the official language (the language of courts and king)
3. Norman were pagan barbarian pirates from Denmark Norway and Island
4. The Battle of Hasting in 1066 establish Norman domination
5. Earliest History in French - Geoffrey Gaimar's (1140) Estoril Des Engles(History of English) is considered to be the earliest extant history in the French language.
6. More than 10000 French words found their way into English words associated with the government, law, art, literature, food and many other aspects of life
7. Englishman become desirous of learning the language of the ruling class.
8. Jean Bodel auther of the Chanson des Saisnes (song of the sexons) classified medeaval romance into three main categories a. The Matter of France
b. The matter of Britain
c. The Matter of Rome
9. Modern scholer Added The matter of England
