Astrophil and Stella
Author(s): Sir Philip Sidney
Narrators: Elizabeth Klett
Number of Chapters: 5
Length: 2 hours and 14 minutes
Language: English
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. (Summary written by Elizabeth Klett)
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The audiobook Astrophil and Stella falls under the genres of Poetry, Sonnets. It is written by Sir Philip Sidney.