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Title:
Sir P.S.: His Astrophel and Stella
Wherein the excellence of sweete poesie is concluded
Note: Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Sir P.S.: His Astrophel and Stella" by Philip Sidney is a collection of sonnets written in the late 16th century. The work expresses deep emotions surrounding love and desire, focusing on the speaker's affection for a woman named Stella. The sonnets explore themes of admiration, longing, and the complexities of love, depicting the internal struggles of the speaker as he navigates his feelings. At the start of the collection, the speaker reveals his pain and joy stemming from his love for Stella, characterizing his emotional journey through rich metaphors and poetic devices. He reflects on the nature of love, its impact on his intellect and spirit, and the paradox of suffering in pleasure. Through his verses, he invites readers to witness his passionate pursuit of Stella, juxtaposing feelings of anguish with the beauty and allure of her presence, ultimately setting the stage for the exploration of their relationship throughout the sonnet sequence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586
EBook No.: 56375
Published: Jan 14, 2018
Downloads: 412
Language: English
Subject: English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700
Subject: Sonnets, English
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
Sir P.S.: His Astrophel and Stella
Wherein the excellence of sweete poesie is concluded
Note: Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Sir P.S.: His Astrophel and Stella" by Philip Sidney is a collection of sonnets written in the late 16th century. The work expresses deep emotions surrounding love and desire, focusing on the speaker's affection for a woman named Stella. The sonnets explore themes of admiration, longing, and the complexities of love, depicting the internal struggles of the speaker as he navigates his feelings. At the start of the collection, the speaker reveals his pain and joy stemming from his love for Stella, characterizing his emotional journey through rich metaphors and poetic devices. He reflects on the nature of love, its impact on his intellect and spirit, and the paradox of suffering in pleasure. Through his verses, he invites readers to witness his passionate pursuit of Stella, juxtaposing feelings of anguish with the beauty and allure of her presence, ultimately setting the stage for the exploration of their relationship throughout the sonnet sequence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Sidney, Philip, 1554-1586
EBook No.: 56375
Published: Jan 14, 2018
Downloads: 412
Language: English
Subject: English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700
Subject: Sonnets, English
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.