🔵 Astrophel and Stella Sonnet 1 by Philip Sidney Summary Analysis Astrophel and Stella Philip Sidney

Astrophel and Stella - Sonnet 1 by Sir Philip Sidney - Summary Analysis - Sonnet 1 Astrophel and Stella Sir Philip Sidney
1554 - 1586 - Astrophil and Stella
Loving in truth, and fain in verse my love to show,
That she, dear she, might take some pleasure of my pain,
Pleasure might cause her read, reading might make her know,
Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain,-
I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe,
Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain,
Oft turning others’ leaves, to see if thence would flow
Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sunburned brain.
But words came halting forth, wanting Invention’s stay:
Invention, Nature’s child, fled step-dame Study’s blows,
And others’ feet still seemed but strangers in my way.
Thus great with child to speak, and helpless in my throes,
Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite:
“Fool,” said my Muse to me, “look in thy heart and write.”
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As always iam gathering main theme of poem and poet biography briefly here it’s sonnet 1 narrating astrophil is expressing that he hopes his pity will win his desired lover Stella and he is tempting to convey is love for her in verse hence this poenouches on theme of value of poetry which Shakespeare and spencer did as well sir Philip Sidney ( 1554-1586) he was English poet courtier scholar from noble family Sidney soldier he remembered as one of most prominent figures of Elizabethan age his works included sonnet sequence astropheland Stella treasatise defense of poesy also known as defense of poesie pastrol romance pembroke Arcadia

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