Astrophil and Stella
E163579
Astrophil and Stella is a seminal sonnet sequence by Sir Philip Sidney that explores unrequited love and is considered one of the earliest and most influential works of English Renaissance lyric poetry.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Astrophel and Stella | 2 |
| Astrophil | 1 |
| Astrophil and Stella canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1435727 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Astrophil and Stella Context triple: [English Renaissance, hasNotableWork, Astrophil and Stella]
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A.
Venus and Adonis
"Venus and Adonis" is a mythological painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Ferdinand Bol depicting the love story between the goddess Venus and the mortal Adonis.
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B.
Original Sonnets on Various Subjects
"Original Sonnets on Various Subjects" is a prominent collection of sonnets by 18th-century English poet Anna Seward, showcasing her refined neoclassical style and emotional lyricism.
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C.
Of the Love of Fame
"Of the Love of Fame" is a section of David Hume’s moral philosophy in which he analyzes the human desire for reputation and esteem as a key motive in ethical behavior.
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D.
Sonnets to Orpheus
Sonnets to Orpheus is a celebrated cycle of 55 sonnets by Rainer Maria Rilke that meditates on art, death, and transformation through the mythic figure of Orpheus.
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E.
The Progress of Poesy
The Progress of Poesy is an 18th-century Pindaric ode by Thomas Gray that celebrates the power and evolution of poetry from ancient Greece to modern times.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Astrophil and Stella Target entity description: Astrophil and Stella is a seminal sonnet sequence by Sir Philip Sidney that explores unrequited love and is considered one of the earliest and most influential works of English Renaissance lyric poetry.
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A.
Venus and Adonis
"Venus and Adonis" is a mythological painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Ferdinand Bol depicting the love story between the goddess Venus and the mortal Adonis.
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B.
Original Sonnets on Various Subjects
"Original Sonnets on Various Subjects" is a prominent collection of sonnets by 18th-century English poet Anna Seward, showcasing her refined neoclassical style and emotional lyricism.
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C.
Of the Love of Fame
"Of the Love of Fame" is a section of David Hume’s moral philosophy in which he analyzes the human desire for reputation and esteem as a key motive in ethical behavior.
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D.
Sonnets to Orpheus
Sonnets to Orpheus is a celebrated cycle of 55 sonnets by Rainer Maria Rilke that meditates on art, death, and transformation through the mythic figure of Orpheus.
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E.
The Progress of Poesy
The Progress of Poesy is an 18th-century Pindaric ode by Thomas Gray that celebrates the power and evolution of poetry from ancient Greece to modern times.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English Renaissance poem
ⓘ
sonnet sequence ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | early 1580s ⓘ |
| author |
Sir Philip Sidney
ⓘ
surface form:
Philip Sidney
|
| canonicalStatus | major work of English Renaissance literature ⓘ |
| characterBasedOn |
Penelope Devereux
ⓘ
Sir Philip Sidney ⓘ
surface form:
Philip Sidney
|
| contains | songs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| critiques | Petrarchan conventions ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Penelope Devereux ⓘ |
| explores |
relationship between life and art
ⓘ
tension between virtue and passion ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1591 ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Thomas Newman ⓘ |
| form | sonnet ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasBelovedRole | Stella as the unattainable lady ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistRole | Astrophil as the lover-poet ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Edmund Spenser
ⓘ
English sonnet tradition ⓘ William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| isAmong | earliest major English sonnet sequences ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Renaissance lyric tradition
ⓘ
surface form:
Petrarchism
|
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Astrophil and Stella
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Astrophil
Stella ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | first-person lyric sequence ⓘ |
| notableSonnet |
Sonnet 1 "Loving in truth"
ⓘ
Sonnet 31 "With how sad steps, O Moon" ⓘ |
| numberOfSongs | 11 ⓘ |
| numberOfSonnets | 108 ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme |
English sonnet–influenced
ⓘ
Petrarchan-influenced ⓘ |
| setting | Elizabethan courtly milieu ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Renaissance literature courses
ⓘ
history of the sonnet ⓘ |
| theme |
courtly love
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desire ⓘ poetic inspiration ⓘ reason versus passion ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Star-lover and Star ⓘ |
| uses | Petrarchan conventions ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Astrophel and Stella
this entity surface form:
Astrophil
subject surface form:
Sir Philip Sidney
this entity surface form:
Astrophel and Stella