The Nightingale

The Nightingale Poem by Sir Philip Sidney Summary, Notes and Line by Line Explanation in English for Students

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Introduction  “The Nightingale” is a poem written by Sir Philip Sidney, who is a celebrated poet, courtier, and scholar of the Elizabethan era. The poem was first published in a 1598 folio called Certaine Sonets, along with his other works. The poem also goes by a second name- Philomela– and is based on the character … Read more

The Nightingale Poem by Sir Philip Sydney Summary, Notes and Line by Line Explanation in English for Students

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Introduction: The poem “The Nightingale” was written by Sir Philip Sydney. The poem is a song of the Stella series. It was published in the 1598 edition of Arcadia. Through this poem, the poet Sir Philip Sydney alludes to the Greek mythology of Philomela. The poet talks about the speaker’s heart ache. In the poem, … Read more