Project Gutenberg 2018-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 422 Sidney, Philip 1554 1586 Sydney, Philip Sidney, Philip, Sir Sir P.S.: His Astrophel and Stella Wherein the excellence of sweete poesie is concluded Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophel_and_Stella Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Sir P.S.: His Astrophel and Stella" by Philip Sidney is a collection of sonnets written in the late 16th century. The work expresses deep emotions surrounding love and desire, focusing on the speaker's affection for a woman named Stella. The sonnets explore themes of admiration, longing, and the complexities of love, depicting the internal struggles of the speaker as he navigates his feelings. At the start of the collection, the speaker reveals his pain and joy stemming from his love for Stella, characterizing his emotional journey through rich metaphors and poetic devices. He reflects on the nature of love, its impact on his intellect and spirit, and the paradox of suffering in pleasure. Through his verses, he invites readers to witness his passionate pursuit of Stella, juxtaposing feelings of anguish with the beauty and allure of her presence, ultimately setting the stage for the exploration of their relationship throughout the sonnet sequence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700 Sonnets, English PR Text Category: Poetry Category: British Literature 185454 2025-07-22T11:53:10.988213 text/html 185824 2023-03-12T10:21:54 text/html 143262 2025-07-22T11:53:15.011159 application/epub+zip 145132 2025-07-22T11:53:11.606201 application/epub+zip 116731 2025-07-22T11:53:11.266216 application/epub+zip 216193 2025-07-22T11:53:17.156150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208756 2025-07-22T11:53:14.695160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184874 2022-08-25T11:35:00.765850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117403 2025-07-22T11:53:10.259280 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117198 2023-03-12T10:24:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18421 2025-07-22T11:53:17.287151 application/rdf+xml 18133 2025-07-22T11:53:11.365182 image/jpeg 2743 2025-07-22T11:53:11.315189 image/jpeg 45790 2023-03-12T10:25:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 127962 2023-03-12T10:25:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 128352 2025-07-22T11:53:11.010177 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia