Venus, Venison, and Venom: The Poetry of Sir Thomas Wyatt

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Firmly in the Tudor Renaissance now, literati!  Today, we'll look at Sir Thomas Wyatt, the first major poet of Henry VIII's court.  He brought back the iambic pentameter line and developed the English sonnet.  We'll look particularly at "They Flee from Me" and "Whoso List to Hunt."

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