Tottel's Miscellany (1557)

Tottel's Miscellany, also known as Songes and Sonettes, is a collection of poems and songs published in 1557 by the London publisher Richard Tottel. The book contains over 300 poems by various authors, including Sir Thomas Wyatt, Henry Howard, and the Earl of Surrey. The poems cover a wide range of themes, including love, politics, morality, and religion. Tottel's Miscellany was a groundbreaking publication in English literature, as it was one of the first books to bring together a diverse range of English poetry in a single volume. It was also one of the first books to popularize the sonnet form in English, which would go on to become a major poetic form during the Renaissance. The book was widely popular in its time and went through numerous editions in the following decades. It played a significant role in shaping English poetry during the Renaissance and has been studied and celebrated by literary scholars ever since. Today, Tottel's Miscellany is considered a landmark in English literature and a testament to the power of poetry to capture the human experience.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.