In Elizabethan times sonnets were typically poems of love based on the Italian writer Petrarchs (14th century) collection of songs and sonnets dedicated to his would be lover Laura. The English sonnet had been developed a couple of centuries later by Thomas Wyatt and the Earl of Surrey and in Sidney’s day were featured in collections by George Gascoigne and Thomas Watson, they became known as the poems of unrequited love. Sidney is now recognised among the great triumvirate of Elizabethan sonneteers, the others being Spenser and Shakespeare. The object of Sidney’s passion is Stella and Astrophil is her star-lover. Sidney’s poems of unrequited love are based to some extent on personal experience. Stella has been identified as Penelope Devereux who Sidney first met in 1575 when she was fourteen years old. Sidney’s family had drawn up a contract of marriage for Sidney and Penelope, but unfortunately Penelope’s father died before the contract was signed and Penelope was contracted against her will to Lord Rich. There is little if anything specific in the poems (apart from some word play on Lord Rich’s name) to link them to Sidney’s love affair with Penelope, however knowing the history provides the reader with an interest in deciding how much of this comes straight from the heart of the poet. Some fresh and fruitful showers upon my sunburnt brain.īut words came halting forth, wanting Invention’s stay Oft turning others’ leaves, to see if thence would flow Studying inventions fine, her wits to entertain I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe, Knowledge might pity win, and pity grace obtain Pleasure might cause her read, reading might make her know That she (dear she) might take some pleasure of my pain, Loving in truth, and fain in verse my love to show, This is always tricky because of the formulaic nature of much courtier love poetry and Sidney’s poems do follow in that tradition for example the life and death pains suffered by the male speaker/poet and the elevation of the lady into some kind of goddess. They released the EP "High Holy Disco Mass" on Polydor under the name DVA, before switching back to the full name with the album Advantage in 1982.Thus great with child to speak, and helpless in my throes,īiting my truant pen, beating myself for spite, Invention, Nature’s child, fled step-dame Study’s blows Īnd others’ feet still seemed but strangers in my way. A name briefly used by Adi Newton of Clock DVA after they split up in 1981. They play world music and have a collaboration album coming up with contemporary jazz trio Trichotomy.ģ. DVA (pronounced de-vah, Macedonian for "two") are also Tunji Beier & Linsey Pollak from Australia. Read Full Bio There are at least four artists named DVAĢ. He – singing, guitar, snarling, kitchen beatbox.Ĭoncerts are often accompanied by live meotar projection of the project 2mĢ. She – singing, saxophone, clarinet, melodica, child piano, monchichi. There are at least four artists named DVAĬabaret - circus - beatbox - tango - bizarre soundtrack -Īcoustic electro - electro acoustic in two layers cover.
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