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Sestinas

Various

The sestina has enjoyed intermittent popularity in English writing and translation since the sixteenth century, and this selection highlights some of the varied ways the form has been used and adapted. - Summary by Newgatenovelist

Genre(s): Poetry

Language: English

Keyword(s): victorian (91), Elizabethan (20), edwardian (16), fixed verse form (1)

Section Chapter Author Source Reader Time Language
Play 01 Sestina of the Lady Pietra degli Scrovigni by Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:46
Play 02 Sestina I – Similitudes of Love by Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:21
Play 03 Sestina II – Similitudes of Love by Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:31
Play 04 Sestina III – Similitudes of Love by Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:27
Play 05 Ode II by Francesco Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:21
Play 06 Ode VIII by Francesco Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:23
Play 07 Sestina by Francesco Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:46
Play 08 Sestina by Francesco Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:06:20
Play 09 Sestina I by Francesco Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:31
Play 10 Sestina II by Francesco Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:36
Play 11 Sestina III by Francesco Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:30
Play 12 Sestina IV by Francesco Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:20
Play 13 Sestina V by Francesco Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:29
Play 14 Sestina VI by Francesco Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:28
Play 15 Sestina VII by Francesco Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:30
Play 16 Sestina VIII by Francesco Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:32
Play 17 Sestina by Francesco Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Etext Peter Tucker
 00:04:28
Play 18 Petrarch's First Sestina by Francesco Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:35
Play 19 Sestina from Petrarch by Francesco Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Etext Newgatenovelist
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Play 20 Sestina VIII by Francesco Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Etext Newgatenovelist
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Play 21 Double Sestina by Francesco Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Etext Newgatenovelist
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Play 22 A Sestina on a Lover’s Hours by Francesco Petrarch Francesco Petrarca Etext Newgatenovelist
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Play 23 Cuddie’s Sestina by Edmund Spenser Edmund Spenser Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:37
Play 24 Strephon and Klaius by Philip Sidney Sir Philip Sidney Etext Peter Tucker
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 00:04:42
Play 25 Adgelastus’ Sestine by Philip Sidney Sir Philip Sidney Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:27
Play 26 Farewell by Philip Sidney Sir Philip Sidney Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:17
Play 27 Sestin I by William Alexander William Alexander Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:44
Play 28 Sestin II by William Alexander William Alexander Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:36
Play 29 Sestine 1 by Barnabe Barnes Barnabe Barnes Etext Peter Tucker
 00:01:49
Play 30 Sestine 2 by Barnabe Barnes Barnabe Barnes Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:02
Play 31 Sestine 3 by Barnabe Barnes Barnabe Barnes Etext Peter Tucker
 00:01:52
Play 32 Sestine 4 by Barnabe Barnes Barnabe Barnes Etext Peter Tucker
 00:04:13
Play 33 Sestine 5 by Barnabe Barnes Barnabe Barnes Etext Peter Tucker
 00:06:28
Play 34 A Complaint by Francis Davison Francis Davison Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:04:30
Play 35 Sextain – The Heaven Doth Not Contain So Many Stars by William Drummond William Drummond of Hawthornden Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:21
Play 36 Sextain – Sith Gone is My Delight and Only Pleasure by William Drummond William Drummond of Hawthornden Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:26
Play 37 Sestine by Friedrich Rückert Friedrich Rückert Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:32
Play 38 A Sestina by James Mew James Mew Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:03:03
Play 39 Sestina by Edmund Gosse Edmund Gosse Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:24
Play 40 Rizzio’s Sestina by Algernon Charles Swinburne Algernon Charles Swinburne Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:24
Play 41 Sestina by Algernon Charles Swinburne Algernon Charles Swinburne Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:19
Play 42 The Complaint of Lisa by Algernon Charles Swinburne Algernon Charles Swinburne Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:11:27
Play 43 Beside the Sea by R. K. Munkittrick R. K. Munkittrick Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:20
Play 44 A Sestina by H. C. Faulkner H. C. Faulkner Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:03:21
Play 45 Cupid and the Shepherd by Clinton Scollard Clinton Scollard Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:14
Play 46 The Voices of Spring by Elizabeth Akers Elizabeth Chase Akers Allen Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:03:09
Play 47 Sestina by Florence Byrne Florence Byrne Cartwright Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:54
Play 48 An Island Pine by Elisabeth Cavazza Elisabeth Cavazza Etext Newgatenovelist
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Play 49 Love’s Going by Charles W. Coleman, Junior Charles W. Coleman, Jr. Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:23
Play 50 An Explanatory Sestina by Henry Nesgarde Johnson Henry Nesgarde Johnson Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:09
Play 51 The Stars by Agnes Mary Frances Robinson Agnes Mary Frances Robinson Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:59
Play 52 Pulvis et Umbra by Agnes Mary Frances Robinson Agnes Mary Frances Robinson Etext Newgatenovelist
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Play 53 Personality by Agnes Mary Frances Robinson Agnes Mary Frances Robinson Etext Newgatenovelist
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Play 54 Dorothy by Annie Eliza Johnson Annie Eliza Johnson Etext Newgatenovelist
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Play 55 Thelga and Ethred by Harrison Robertson Harrison Robertson Etext Newgatenovelist
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Play 56 The Birthday by Richard Garnett Richard Garnett Etext Newgatenovelist
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Play 57 Fra Filippo Lippi and the Nun by Mary Anna Buck Evans M. A. B. Evans Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:46
Play 58 An Incident in the Crusades by Mary Anna Buck Evans M. A. B. Evans Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:53
Play 59 Drake, and the Ransom of San Domingo - 1585 by Mary Anna Buck Evans M. A. B. Evans Etext Newgatenovelist
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Play 60 The Things I Love by John Lawrence Smith John Lawrence Smith Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:53
Play 61 Sestina by Timothy Barrett Timothy Barrett Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:59
Play 62 Sestina of the Tramp-Royal by Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:09
Play 63 Sestina of the Red Heart and White World by John William Lloyd John William Lloyd Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:45
Play 64 Sestina by Charles Camp Tarelli Charles Camp Tarelli Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:17
Play 65 Sestina – The Higher Scepticism by Charles Camp Tarelli Charles Camp Tarelli Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:13
Play 66 Sestina – The Adventurers by Charles Camp Tarelli Charles Camp Tarelli Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:14
Play 67 To the Forest by Eugene Lee-Hamilton Eugene Lee-Hamilton Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:03:15
Play 68 Homes by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Charlotte Perkins Gilman Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:32
Play 69 The Bawling World by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Charlotte Perkins Gilman Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:43
Play 70 A Dream of Gold by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Charlotte Perkins Gilman Etext Newgatenovelist
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Play 71 Sestina by Annie Lake Townsend Annie Lake Townsend Etext Newgatenovelist
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Play 72 In the Autumn Woods by Charles Edward Russell Charles Edward Russell Etext Newgatenovelist
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Play 73 Sestina by Post Wheeler Post Wheeler Etext Peter Tucker
 00:01:30
Play 74 Sestina of Youth and Age by Gelett Burgess Frank Gelett Burgess Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:19
Play 75 New Hope by Charles F. Johnson Charles F. Johnson Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:19
Play 76 Sestina by Ella Wheeler Wilcox Ella Wheeler Wilcox Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:44
Play 77 Rebel-Chimes by Ardeen Foster Ardeen Foster Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:21
Play 78 Sestina by Victor Reese Victor Reese Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:39
Play 79 Sestina - A Song in Winter by W. M. James W. M. James Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:03:00
Play 80 Mid-Summer’s Eve by Stanley Matthews Cleveland Stanley Matthews Cleveland Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:03:13
Play 81 Sestina by Margaret Thomas Margaret Thomas Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:01:50
Play 82 Sestina of the Yellow Rose by H. E. D. Anonymous Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:58
Play 83 Sestina: Altaforte by Ezra Pound Ezra Pound Etext Peter Tucker
 00:03:10
Play 84 Sestina for Ysolt by Ezra Pound Ezra Pound Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:20
Play 85 The Immortal World by Nina Salaman Nina Ruth Davis Salaman Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:03:01
Play 86 Sestina of the Ardent Club Woman by Mary Eleanor Roberts Mary Eleanor Roberts Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:08
Play 87 Betwixt the Night and Day by Nels Dickmann Anderson Nels Dickmann Anderson Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:45
Play 88 Love’s Serenade by Nels Dickmann Anderson Nels Dickmann Anderson Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:19
Play 89 Sestina of the Shuffling Feet by William Andrew MacKenzie William Andrew MacKenzie Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:34
Play 90 Sestina by Leroy Titus Weeks Leroy Titus Weeks Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:26
Play 91 The Sestina of Thoughtful Bill by Edward Benninghaus Kenna Edward Benninghaus Kenna Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:10
Play 92 A Rhymed Sestina by Dorothy Frances Gurney Dorothy Frances Gurney Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:21
Play 93 The Sestina of the New Englander by Shirley Harvey Shirley Harvey Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:09
Play 94 The Conqueror Passes by James Branch Cabell James Branch Cabell Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:23
Play 95 The House of Silence by Richard Butler Glaenzer Richard Butler Glaenzer Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:03:05
Play 96 Narcissus by Thomas Grant Springer Thomas Grant Springer Etext Peter Tucker
 00:01:59
Play 97 Sestina by Mary Cromwell Low Mary Cromwell Low Etext Newgatenovelist
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Play 98 Sestina of a Scamp Royal by John Francis Glynn John Francis Glynn Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:14
Play 99 Sestina – The Reawakening of Desire by Dolf Wyllarde Dolf Wyllarde Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:09
Play 100 Sestina to Professor Gildersleeve on His Forthcoming Sonnets by Carol Wight Carol Wight Etext Newgatenovelist
 00:02:51
Play 101 Sestina by Henry Dumont Henry Dumont Etext Peter Tucker
 00:02:11