The Sonnets Of Sir Philip Sidney

The Sonnets of Sir Philip Sidney: Astrophel and Stella is a collection of sonnets written by the English poet and courtier Sir Philip Sidney, first published in 1591. The sonnets are a series of love poems addressed to a woman named Stella, believed to be based on Sidney's own unrequited love for Penelope Devereux, the wife of his friend and patron, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex.The collection consists of 108 sonnets, each written in the traditional Petrarchan form of 14 lines with a rhyme scheme of ABBA ABBA CDCDCD. The poems explore the themes of love, desire, jealousy, and the pain of unrequited love. They are known for their lyrical beauty and the emotional intensity with which Sidney expresses his feelings.This 1898 edition of the sonnets includes a preface by the editor, H. W. L. Edwards, as well as a glossary of archaic words and phrases used in the poems. It is considered a classic work of English literature and a landmark in the development of the sonnet form.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.