Gulling Sonnets
work by Davies
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Sir John Davies, an English poet and writing master, penned Gulling Sonnets around 1594. This collection is notable for its parodic approach to the sonnet form, a popular style during the Elizabethan era. Davies' work satirized the conventions and sentimentalities often found in love sonnets of the time, offering a humorous critique rather than a straightforward example of the genre. His other works include the religious treatise Microcosmos and the love sonnet collection Wittes Pilgrimage.12
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