This motion chart shows the late sixteenth-century sonnet vogue through an animated timeline of first or single editions containing sonnet sequences published in England, divided into groups by theme (Love, Religious, Misc.).

The chart played in its initial state clearly demonstrates the significant role of printed love sonnet sequence in the sonnet vogue of the 1590s. It charts along the x-axis the number of sonnets in each theme cummulative over time and along the y-axis the total number of new sequences published each year. Each bubble represents a unique sonnet sequence (colored by author) and its size corresponds to the number of sonnets in the sequence. Notice the sheer number of love sonnets over time, in comparison to religious or miscellaneous sonnets.

Use the menus to change the axes and size and color of the bubbles to gain insight into trends in printed sonnet sequences from more angles.