Sonnets and Canzonets

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Sonnets and Canzonets

by Amos Bronson Alcott

EN·~1 hours·7 chapters

Chapters

7 total
1

SONNETSANDCANZONETS.

1:01
2

TOA. BRONSON ALCOTT, UPON READING HIS OCTOGENARIAN POEMS.

4:49
3

AN ESSAY ON THE SONNET AND THE CANZONET.

20:47
4

SONNETS AND CANZONETS.

0:25
5

PROEM.

0:40
6

PART I.

19:34
7

PART II. SONNETS.

24:40

Description

A modest yet resonant anthology, this collection weaves together sonnets and canzonets that explore love, nature, and the fleeting moments of everyday life. The poet’s voice balances the optimism of early youth with the measured reflection of an elder mind, offering verses that celebrate spring blossoms, the distant call of a nightingale, and the steady rhythm of the sea. Each piece feels like a small, self‑contained meditation, inviting listeners to linger over familiar emotions rendered in gentle, lyrical phrasing.

The work bears the imprint of a bygone literary era, its occasional archaic spellings adding a subtle historic texture without obscuring the clarity of the poems. Interlaced with personal reverence for fellow thinkers and a quiet spiritual yearning, the verses convey a sincere, unpretentious devotion to truth and beauty. Listeners will find a comforting blend of heartfelt sentiment and measured craftsmanship, perfect for quiet contemplation.

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Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (69K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Edwards, Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2015-01-24

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Amos Bronson Alcott

Amos Bronson Alcott

1799–1888

A daring education reformer and leading Transcendentalist, he spent his life testing big ideas about how children learn, how society might improve, and how everyday life could reflect moral principles. He is also remembered as the father of Louisa May Alcott, but his own experiments in teaching and philosophy made him a distinctive figure in 19th-century American thought.

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