Astrophel and Stella - Philip Sidney
Astrophel and Stella is a sonnet sequence by Philip Sidney. Likely written in the 1580s, Astrophel and Stella was first published by Thomas Newman in 1591--consisting of 108 sonnets and 11 songs.
Astrophil and Stella
A sonnet sequence composed by poet, courtier and swashbuckler, Philip Sidney, Astrophil and Stella is a treatment of courtly love between two (to borrow a phrase from Shakespeare) star cross'd lovers. It constitutes a number of poems supposedly written by a man called Astrophil to his lover Stella. The sonnet sequence creates the myth of a great lover, whilst quite firmly puncturing that myth.
A sonnet sequence composed by poet, courtier and swashbuckler, Philip Sidney, Astrophil and Stella is a treatment of courtly love between two (to borrow a phrase from Shakespeare) star cross'd lovers. It constitutes a number of poems supposedly written by a man called Astrophil to his lover Stella. The sonnet sequence creates the myth of a great lover, whilst quite firmly puncturing that myth.