Samuel Daniel(1562-1619)
-a poet, historian and translator
-one in the circle of the Countess of Pembroke
-tragedies
-a historical epic: Civil Wars Between the Two Houses of Lancaster and York
-a prose: History of England
-defending native English traditions in poetry against Thomas Campion
-lyrics---clarity, restraint and quiet eloquence
-sonnet sequence: Delia(1592)
Defense of Rhyme(1603)
-Ulysses and the Siren