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C.S. Lewis, in "English Literature in the Sixteenth Century", dismissed Daniel's "Delia" on the grounds that: "It offers no ideas, no psychology, and of course no story: it is simply a masterpiece of phrasing and melody" (Lewis 491). Samuel Daniel's sonnet sequence, "Delia" (1592), is undeniably remarkable for its phrasing and melody. However, one can take issue with Lewis' depiction of Daniel's achievement. This essay will argue that, contrary to Lewis' statement, Daniel's "Delia" reveals a complex level of interlocking patterns of thematic ideas and imagery. One cannot assert broad generalizations about a poet's entire work, much less the poetic production of an entire era, from the textual analysis of a single work. Includes annotated bibliography.

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This paper discusses the importance of Samuel Daniel's "Delia" through its structure and the creation of the modern sonnet. The author explores Daniel's influences including Sir Philip Sidney and Shakespeare, and his use of the Petrarchan writing mechanisms. Further this paper examines the significance of the sonnet to the English Renaissance and European poetry.

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"Samuel Daniel's Delia presents to the modern reader a nearly perfect mechanism through which to contemplate the structure of the sonnet in English as it first came to be incorporated into the common practice of this language. His use of Petrarchan forms and metrical traditions demonstrates that the sonnet when it first entered into wide use in the Renaissance was indeed a direct carry-over from the Italian, a mimicking by English writers of the Italianate structure of neoclassicism, a harkening back to Rome and so to Athens."

Tags:Petrach, sonnet, peotry, English

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This paper will discuss the poem by Samuel Daniel's about the nature of his lowly esteem for the lady that he mentions in the poem. By understanding his humble approach to her memory, we can see how the writer clearly makes use of his rhyme schemes and sonnet form to show the meaning of this man's love for Delia.

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This paper discusses one of the sonnets that appeared in Samuel Daniel's work "Delia". The poem is a classic example of Elizabethan poetry and contains all the elements normally associated with the poetry of that era such as imagery, symbolism, love and dejection.

Tags:samuel, daniel, sonnet

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This paper is an analysis of Samuel Daniel's work "Delia". It references several other works in order to make the correct analysis such as: Sidney's "Astrophel and Stella," Petrach's "Canzoniere" and more. It details the sonnet in the English Renaissance, the Petrarchan sonnet and how it became a major influence on European poetry, the typical Elizabethan use of the sonnet , and more.

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"Samuel Daniel's ''Delia' presents to the modern reader a nearly perfect mechanism through which to contemplate the structure of the sonnet in English as it first came to be incorporated into the common practice of this language. His use of Petrarchan forms and metrical traditions demonstrates that the sonnet when it first entered into wide use in the Renaissance was indeed a direct carry-over from the Italian, a mimicking by English writers of the Italianate structure of neoclassicism, a harkening back to Rome and so to Athens. By examining Daniel, we hear a twinning of neoclassical and English forms that would be lost almost entirely by Shakespeare's later sonnets so much more familiar to most of us. Shakespeare made the sonnet into a native form for English speakers, made it a part of our own language, as natural as a lullaby sung from one generation to the next. But before Shakespeare could have done this, there had to be writers like Daniel. This paper examines Samuel's great work "Delia," looking particularly at the influence of Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel and Stella on Samuel's work."

Tags:sonnet, Samuel, Daniel, Shakespeare, Renaissance, poem

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This paper explores the character of Delia Ralston in the Edith Wharton novel "The Old Maid". The paper discusses the novel's portrayal of the struggle between romanticism and realism. The paper shows how Delia, the novel's main character, learns a bitter lesson that her romantic visions will not survive unless they are supported by money -- aka "reality". The paper then attempts to understand whether it is society's limitations that cause Delia's heartbreak or her own cowardice. The paper concentrates on Delia's three romantic options: being an old maid (and rejected by society), being the wife of a starving artist (and rejected by society), or marrying a wealthy man she does not love (and being accepted by society).

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"The major focus of the novel "The Old Maid" is the main protagonist, or Delia, whose survival in the world is difficult because of her romantic nature, trials and tribulations to realize her vision of love in any way possible. Delia longs for romance in her life. Her longing for romance (with Clement Spender) is manifested in the novel with the descriptions of how Delia looks at the things she associates with the man she loves, Clement Spender. He is (to her) "her one missed vision [of love, romance], her forfeited reality [...]" (150). When Charlotte speaks about how a woman manifests her love for a man without words, she says: "[..]'A woman never stops thinking of the man she loves. She thinks of him years afterward, in all sorts of unconscious ways, in thinking of sorts of things-books, pictures, sunsets, a flower or a ribbon-or the clock on the mantlepiece', Charlotte broke off with her sneering laugh [..]" (175)."

Tags:love, romance, money, society, romanticism, delia, bitter, coward, artist, wealth

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This paper relates that in the work "Sweat", author Zora Neale Hurston does not focus on the main character Delia's disadvantaged existence as a black women in the south, but rather on Delia's conflict with her husband, Sykes. The paper describes how although Delia is fully aware that Sykes is unfaithful to her, she has the pride of a strong work ethic, where everything in her house has been paid for with her own sweat. The paper posits that what is so profound about Hurston's book is that she shows us the humiliation and inequality of marriage in a society that is both racist and sexist.

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""Sweat"(1926) by Zora Neale Hurston is a story about Delia, a woman who lives in Eatonville, Florida, a place and time when racial inequality ran rampant. But Delia's disadvantaged existence as a black women in the south isn't the central conflict of Hurston's story; it is Delia's conflict with her husband Sykes that is the bane of her existence; it is Sykes who is her real enemy. Delia's journey is one that many women have had to endure - black and white alike - since domestic abuse is colorblind. Delia must learn how to free herself from her husband's tyrannical grip before she can possibly free herself from the racial tyranny thrust upon her by a racist society."

Tags:Sykes, infidelity, inequality, humiliation, work, ethic

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This paper examines how "Sweat" by Zora Neale Hurston was written at a time when Blacks were unequal in every way; they were considered second-class citizens. In particular, the paper looks at how what is so profound about Zora Neale Hurston's book is that she is able to show us another side of inequality - the inequality in marriage. She wrote this at a time when blacks and whites were not equals, but the chains around the protagonist Delia are because of her husband. The paper examines how Delia does her part in society as a hard-working, faithful, God-fearing woman and how it is her husband's exploitation of her that keeps her down and how the feminism in "Sweat" is an underlying current that is carried along by the courageous heroine Delia.

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"Delia's oppression is one that many black females have had to deal with: Delia works for white women, cleaning their clothes. The book's title carries obvious irony; while Delia cleans women's clothes, making them fresh and white, her own clothes are stained with sweat and blood. Hurston hi-lites here the inherent inequality present not only in the structure of slavery in the past, but the mentality of the white employers and Delia, a mentality seemingly mimiced by her own husband. "Sweat" exposes not only the exploitation of blacks and the lower-class people who must sweat for the rich, but the story is about gender exploitation and how Sykes exploits Delia, benefiting from her sweat. The story is an inexorable condemnation of the economic and personal humiliation of marriage in a society that is both racist and sexist."

Tags:Blacks, racism, domestic, violence, Sykes

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This paper examines the problem of domestic violences in Canadian and American society, discussing the history of "Delia," an abused woman. The paper details the story of Delia and her breaking point, along with her feeling of lack of control and how she regained control - although not productively - making her feel worthy again. The paper concludes that things won't change until the playing field becomes level for both men and women.

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"What does it say about Canadian & American society that 40% of the abused women in these two countries are pregnant when the abuse begins? Canadian statistics reports that women are abused 35-40 times before any abusive incident is first reported (Family Stress, Crises, and Abuse 330). There are many theories as to why women are the abused while men are the abusers. It appears that societies that are not patriarchal report less domestic abuse of women (328). All theories have one common thread: women are raised to be passive while men are raised to be aggressive. The story of Delia is a perfect example of the unbalanced since of power ..."

Tags:female, marriage, relationship, danger, misogyny

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This paper discusses the movie "Sleepless in Seattle" by Nora and Delia Ephron. The paper examines how the entire plot is based on feminism, beginning with the moment the boy calls the radio station and continuing until the moment Tom Hanks, Beg Ryan and Ross Malinger are together. The paper points out that feminism can be seen in the characters of Annie, Sam and Jonah. The paper explains that Annie must find a man who excites her and not settle for someone who is stable and offers security while Sam must find a perfect love like he had with his wife.

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"The "superwoman" must have the "superman" to have a life that is happy and blessed. Pure feminism is that the only way a woman can be happy is through marrying the "right" man. Feminism is seen throughout the movie of "Sleepless in Seattle" by Nora and Delia Ephron. Imagine a young boy making a phone call to a radio talk show to talk about the depression his father is feeling after losing the boy's mother. Feminism is seen in the social relations in this movie such as a superwoman who has a career and wants a superman and the feminist viewpoint that single fathers do not make good parents so Jonah needs a mother. Ephron begins the movie with a young boy, Jonah, who is worried about his father, Sam. Sam and his son recently left Chicago and started a new life in Seattle, after the death of Sam's wife."

Tags:feminism, love, women