Sonnet 1 "Loving in truth"
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Sonnet 1 "Loving in truth" is the opening poem of Sir Philip Sidney’s sonnet sequence Astrophil and Stella, in which the speaker reflects on the struggle to express genuine love through poetic invention.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English Renaissance lyric
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poem ⓘ sonnet ⓘ |
| addressee | Stella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Sir Philip Sidney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConflict | desire to please the beloved versus difficulty of invention ⓘ |
| conclusionIdea | true invention comes from looking in one’s own heart ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
muse as source of inspiration
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search for an authentic voice ⓘ study of other poets’ works ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticalReceptionAspect | often discussed as a manifesto of poetic theory in Astrophil and Stella ⓘ |
| firstLine | "Loving in truth, and fain in verse my love to show" ⓘ |
| focus |
conflict between genuine feeling and poetic artifice
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struggle to express genuine love ⓘ |
| form | sonnet sequence proem ⓘ |
| functionInSequence | sets tone for subsequent sonnets ⓘ |
| genre | love sonnet ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Astrophil
NERFINISHED
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Stella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian sonnet tradition
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Petrarchan love poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterMedium | print publication ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
alliteration
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conceit about poetic labor ⓘ enjambment ⓘ paradox ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Elizabethan poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metricalForm | iambic pentameter ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | programmatic introduction to Astrophil and Stella ⓘ |
| openingPoemOf | Astrophil and Stella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | manuscript circulation ⓘ |
| partOf | Astrophil and Stella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSequence | 1 ⓘ |
| rhymeSchemeType | Petrarchan-influenced ⓘ |
| speaker | Astrophil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
imitation versus originality
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love ⓘ poetic creation ⓘ relationship between life and art ⓘ sincerity in expression ⓘ writer’s block ⓘ |
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