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Thomas Wyatt the Elder

Thomas Wyatt the Elder. 1503-1542. Why do we care?. Credited with introducing the sonnet to England Wyatt's professed object was to experiment with the English tongue,to civilise it,to raise its powers to those of its neighbours. Was he a playa?.

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Thomas Wyatt the Elder

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  1. Thomas Wyatt the Elder 1503-1542

  2. Why do we care? • Credited with introducing the sonnet to England • Wyatt's professed object was to experiment with the English tongue,tociviliseit,to raise its powers to those of its neighbours

  3. Was he a playa? • Rumored affair with Anne Boleyn (Lizzie’s Momma) • Imprisonment on charges of adultery • While he was imprisoned in the tower of London, he probably witnessed her execution, along with 5 other guys she was supposed to have committed adultery with…(was SHE a playa…?) • Probably only released because of his friendship with Cromwell

  4. Court Life • Was often in and out of favor with the court • Much of his poetry focuses on this bestowal or removal of favor

  5. Thomas Wyatt the Younger • Only descendent of the Elder • Led a rebellion against Mary, Queen of Scots • Failed and executed. Very Epic Fail…

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