Elegiac Sonnets

Elegiac Sonnets
The title page from the second edition of Charlotte Smith's book Elegiac Sonnets.
The title page from the second edition
AuthorCharlotte Smith
Publication date
1784

Elegiac Sonnets, titled Elegiac Sonnets, and Other Essays by Charlotte Sussman of Bignor Park, in Sussex in its first edition,[1] is a collection of poetry written by Charlotte Smith, first published in 1784. It was widely popular and frequently reprinted, with Smith adding more poems over time.[1][2][3] Elegiac Sonnets is credited with re-popularizing the sonnet form in the eighteenth century.[1][2][4][5] It is notable for its poetic representations of personal emotion, which made it an important early text in the Romantic literary movement.[2][3]

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