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Sonnet Notable Anthologies and Collections

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Which anthology of sonnets was compiled by Gerald Bullett in 1941?

  1. The Sonnet: A Critical Anthology

  2. The Sonnet: An Anthology

  3. The Sonnet: A Treasury

  4. The Sonnet: A Collection


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gerald Bullett's 'The Sonnet: A Critical Anthology' was published in 1941 and contains a selection of sonnets from various poets, along with critical essays on the sonnet form.

Who edited the anthology 'The Sonnet: An Anthology' published in 1936?

  1. W.H. Auden

  2. Louis Untermeyer

  3. Robert Frost

  4. Ezra Pound


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Louis Untermeyer edited the anthology 'The Sonnet: An Anthology' in 1936, which featured a wide range of sonnets from different periods and poets.

Which collection of sonnets by Edna St. Vincent Millay won the Pulitzer Prize in 1923?

  1. Renascence and Other Poems

  2. The Harp-Weaver and Other Poems

  3. A Few Figs from Thistles

  4. Fatal Interview


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Edna St. Vincent Millay's collection 'The Harp-Weaver and Other Poems', published in 1923, won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry that year.

What is the title of the sonnet sequence written by Elizabeth Barrett Browning and published in 1850?

  1. Sonnets from the Portuguese

  2. Aurora Leigh

  3. The Cry of the Children

  4. Casa Guidi Windows


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's sonnet sequence 'Sonnets from the Portuguese' was published in 1850 and is a collection of love poems addressed to her husband, Robert Browning.

Which poet's sonnets were collected and published posthumously in the volume 'Sonnets of Doubt and Aspiration' in 1898?

  1. Dante Gabriel Rossetti

  2. Christina Rossetti

  3. Algernon Charles Swinburne

  4. William Morris


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Christina Rossetti's sonnets were collected and published posthumously in the volume 'Sonnets of Doubt and Aspiration' in 1898.

Who compiled the anthology 'The Sonnet: Its Origin, Development, Varieties, and Place in Poetry' in 1886?

  1. Charles Tomlinson

  2. William Sharp

  3. Theodore Watts-Dunton

  4. Edmund Gosse


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Charles Tomlinson compiled the anthology 'The Sonnet: Its Origin, Development, Varieties, and Place in Poetry' in 1886.

Which collection of sonnets by John Milton was published in 1673?

  1. Paradise Lost

  2. Paradise Regained

  3. Samson Agonistes

  4. Sonnets


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

John Milton's collection of sonnets was published in 1673 under the simple title 'Sonnets'.

What is the title of the sonnet sequence written by William Wordsworth and published in 1807?

  1. The Prelude

  2. Lyrical Ballads

  3. The Excursion

  4. Sonnets Dedicated to Liberty


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

William Wordsworth's sonnet sequence 'Sonnets Dedicated to Liberty' was published in 1807 and reflects his political and social views during the French Revolution.

Which poet's sonnets were collected and published posthumously in the volume 'Sonnets of the Wingless Hours' in 1894?

  1. Dante Gabriel Rossetti

  2. Christina Rossetti

  3. Algernon Charles Swinburne

  4. William Morris


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Eugene Lee-Hamilton's sonnets were collected and published posthumously in the volume 'Sonnets of the Wingless Hours' in 1894.

Who edited the anthology 'The Sonnet: A Book of Sonnets' published in 1910?

  1. W.H. Auden

  2. Louis Untermeyer

  3. Robert Frost

  4. Ezra Pound


Correct Option:
Explanation:

William Sharp edited the anthology 'The Sonnet: A Book of Sonnets' published in 1910.

Which collection of sonnets by Dante Gabriel Rossetti was published in 1881?

  1. The House of Life

  2. Ballads and Sonnets

  3. The Early Italian Poets

  4. Dante and His Circle


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Dante Gabriel Rossetti's collection of sonnets 'The House of Life' was published in 1881 and is considered one of the most significant sonnet sequences in English literature.

What is the title of the sonnet sequence written by Algernon Charles Swinburne and published in 1866?

  1. Atalanta in Calydon

  2. Poems and Ballads

  3. Songs Before Sunrise

  4. Sonnets of the Century


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Algernon Charles Swinburne's sonnet sequence 'Poems and Ballads' was published in 1866 and caused controversy due to its erotic and sensual themes.

Which poet's sonnets were collected and published posthumously in the volume 'Sonnets and Poems' in 1896?

  1. Dante Gabriel Rossetti

  2. Christina Rossetti

  3. Algernon Charles Swinburne

  4. William Morris


Correct Option:
Explanation:

Margaret L. Woods' sonnets were collected and published posthumously in the volume 'Sonnets and Poems' in 1896.

Who edited the anthology 'The Sonnet: An Anthology of Sonnets' published in 1929?

  1. W.H. Auden

  2. Louis Untermeyer

  3. Robert Frost

  4. Ezra Pound


Correct Option:
Explanation:

William Rose Benét edited the anthology 'The Sonnet: An Anthology of Sonnets' published in 1929.

Which collection of sonnets by William Shakespeare was published in 1609?

  1. Venus and Adonis

  2. The Rape of Lucrece

  3. A Lover's Complaint

  4. Sonnets


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

William Shakespeare's collection of sonnets was published in 1609 and consists of 154 sonnets, exploring themes of love, beauty, mortality, and time.

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