Introduction to English Literature - Shakespeare's Sonnet #12: A Close Reading

An analysis and interpretation of Sonnet #12 ("When I do count the clock that tells the time") exploring the nuances of the "Procreation" theme as presented in the Sonnet. Powerpoint slides for this lecture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dFRFhBgtFFbD4XLzO-mgHtsChblGMR_z/view?usp=drive_link My Web site: https://sites.google.com/site/untergehenproject/ 0:00 - Introduction 0:52 - Context 2:54 - Reading the Poem 3:50 - General Sense of What it Means 5:26 - Rhythm and Meter 7:23 - Rhyming and Structure 8:48 - Diction, Imagery and Themes 13:52 - Temporality and the Tradition: Homer's Iliad and Ovid's Metamorphoses 16:32 - Summary Related Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oytBhs9-F_c&list=PLVnV4NOfHN4V8PplEBK4xBUCbTxT47JQs&index=2&t=127s&pp=gAQBiAQB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cszzjoqI6xU&list=PLVnV4NOfHN4V8PplEBK4xBUCbTxT47JQs&index=3&pp=gAQBiAQB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gSUkLy7KM0&list=PLVnV4NOfHN4V8PplEBK4xBUCbTxT47JQs&index=5&t=251s&pp=gAQBiAQB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ3WuTq1U4w&list=PLVnV4NOfHN4V8PplEBK4xBUCbTxT47JQs&index=4&pp=gAQBiAQB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfSxI72wPO4&list=PLVnV4NOfHN4V8PplEBK4xBUCbTxT47JQs&index=25&t=2s&pp=gAQBiAQB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aycb_VIgn_w&list=PLVnV4NOfHN4V8PplEBK4xBUCbTxT47JQs&index=26&pp=gAQBiAQB0gcJCYUJAYcqIYzv