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Sir Philip Sidney he is one of the most renowned figures in the history of Elizabethan Sonnet writing. His Sonnet series astrophel and Stella registers a great advancement in English Sonnet. Astrophel and Stella is possibly written between 1580 and 1584 and published 1591. The book comprises 108 Sonnet and 11 songs depicting Sidney's deep attachment and pure love for Penelope the daughter of Earl of Essex whom he could not marry. Sidney pined for her and expressed his sincere devotion to the lady in his Sonnet sequence.
The Sonnets are addressed by Astrophel the mythological star Gazer, and the addressee is Stella the star. Astrophel and Stella stands out as a literary triumph of the elizabethan period and the work is well characterized by a blend of wit and sensibility of intellectual brilliance. Each and every sound it in the Book has a lyrical Grace and spontaneity. Thus, in the history of English Sonnet Astrophel and Stella by Philip Sidney is considered as a major contribution to the development of English Poetry.
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The Sonnets are addressed by Astrophel the mythological star Gazer, and the addressee is Stella the star. Astrophel and Stella stands out as a literary triumph of the elizabethan period and the work is well characterized by a blend of wit and sensibility of intellectual brilliance. Each and every sound it in the Book has a lyrical Grace and spontaneity. Thus, in the history of English Sonnet Astrophel and Stella by Philip Sidney is considered as a major contribution to the development of English Poetry.