Astrophil and Stella (Sonnet 2) - Philip Sidney About the pocet
Philip Sidney About the poet Sir Philip Sidney (1554-86) was a courtier, a soldier, and a poet. A versatile man, Sidney was also a literary critic. He wrote a fine piece of criticism called, A Defense of Poesy or An Apology for Poetry in approximately 1579. This single book ranks him, with T.S. Eliot and Matthew Amold after him, as a major poet-critic. The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia is another one of his popular works. He had strong protestant convictions that brought him into the service of Queen Elizabeth L. He later left court protesting against her marriage to the French royalty. In 1572, he was enlisted in diplomatic service, functioning as an envoy to King Charles IX of France. He was knighted in 1563. About the poem:- Astrophil and Stella were written during Sidney's absence from the royal court. In 1575, he met Penelope Devereux, who later became Lady Rich. Astrophil and Stella, comprising 108 sonnets and 11 songs, was inspired by her. It describes the trajectory ...
