Hi all, apologies if this subject is in the wrong forum, badly phrased, or maybe too deep:
Many writers claim that Shakespeare's Sonnets involve a love triangle: I have been looking for an example (other than Shakespeare's) of sonnets which use a love triangle as its basis, without any luck: Perhaps Shakespeare's work unique in this respect:
Can anyone please help with this?
Best regards and thanks for taking the time:
When you mean a love triangle are you including poems about infidelity? I suspect there may be many of those. For example, Sharon Olds, "Stag's Leap".
Wow that was quick! Thank you YesNo:
I mean a poem/sonnet ( or anything whatever) in which the writer/author addresses two other individuals as lover, but those individuals themselves love each other:
As for the era, I was hoping for anything before 1609 - the year in which Shakespeare's sonnets were first published: I have tried all the usual suspects: Jonson, Marlowe, Sydney etc. but as yet without any luck: I am aiming to establish who set the precedent:
Thanks for the input:
It seems then that WS sonnets are unique in this respect