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Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney ~ Full Audiobook
Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney ~ Full Audiobook
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139 minutes
Released:
Jun 26, 2023
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Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney audiobook.
Astrophil and Stella is a sonnet sequence written by Philip Sidney, an Elizabethan poet and courtier. It details the frustrated love of Astrophil (whose name means 'star-lover') for his beloved Stella (whose name means 'star'). It is likely that Sidney based his poems on his own unrequited passion for a married woman. The sequence inspired other sonnet writers of the period, such as Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare, and Lady Mary Wroth.
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Astrophil and Stella is a sonnet sequence written by Philip Sidney, an Elizabethan poet and courtier. It details the frustrated love of Astrophil (whose name means 'star-lover') for his beloved Stella (whose name means 'star'). It is likely that Sidney based his poems on his own unrequited passion for a married woman. The sequence inspired other sonnet writers of the period, such as Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare, and Lady Mary Wroth.
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Released:
Jun 26, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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