"'Besmeared with Sluttish Time': Resisting Lateness or Trying to in Sir Thomas Wyatt's Poetry" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbm174/ Author: Madiou, Mohamed Salah Eddine. Type: Journal Article Year: 2022 Publication Information: Critical Survey 34, no. 3 (2022): 56–67. Annotation: Responds to relative critical neglect of Thomas Wyatt’s poetry, arguing that too much attention is given to Shakespeare’s contribution to English sonnet tradition at the expense of Wyatt’s contribution. Argues Wyatt deserves to emerge from Shakespeare's shadow and have his poetic legacy considered in its own right. English summary, 56. Language: English Persons: Wyatt, Thomas Tags: Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, Shakespeare's Milieu, Sonnets WSB Update: Spring 2025 WSB Record Number: bbbm174