Sir Phillip Sidney's 'Astrophel and Stella' / Structure & Innovation

Abstract: An 8 page paper on this sonnet sequence by sixteenth-century poet Sir Philip Sidney. It discusses the poetic techniques used in the sonnets --particularly in terms of structure -- and points out that while many of these techniques were innovations in English poetry, not all were totally successful. Bibliography lists seven sources.

Filename: Astrstel.wps

Pages: 8

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Subcatagory: Poetry

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