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Sir Philip Sidney - and Stella: "Fool," Said My Muse to Me. "Look in Thy Heart and Write"

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Sir Philip Sidney - and Stella: "Fool," Said My Muse to Me. "Look in Thy Heart and Write"

By: Sir Philip Sydney

Sir Philip Sidney was born on 30th November 1554 at Penshurst Place, Kent. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1572, at the age of 18, he was elected to Parliament as a Member for Shrewsbury. Despite his domestic commitments Sidney spent the next several years travelling through Germany, Italy, Poland, the Kingdom of Hungary and Austria. Returning to England in 1575, Sidney met Penelope Devereux who became the inspiration for his beautiful sonnet sequence 'Astrophel and Stella'. Life now became rather more complicated with his quarrel with Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. The result was that Sidney challenged de Vere to a duel, which Elizabeth then forbade. Sidney wrote a long letter to the Queen explaining the foolishness of her proposed French marriage. Elizabeth bristled at his presumption, and Sidney, realising his error, retired from court. His artistic pursuits were more peaceful and more significant for his lasting fame. During the years of absence from court, Sidney wrote the first draft of 'The Arcadia' and 'The Defence of Poesy'. Sidney was promoted to General of Horse in 1583, his enthusiasm for the Protestant struggle was now given a free rein when he was appointed governor of Flushing in the Netherlands in 1585. Later that year, he joined Sir John Norris in the Battle of Zutphen, fighting for the Protestant cause against the Spanish. During the battle, he was shot in the thigh. Sir Philip Sidney died of gangrene 26 days later, on 17th October 1586 at Arnhem. He was a mere 31 years of age.

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1787801896

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9781787801899

Delphi Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney (Illustrated)

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Delphi Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney (Illustrated)

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Soldier, spy and poet, Sir Philip Sidney remains an enigmatic figure of the Elizabethan world, whose diverse and inspiring works helped to shape the course of English literature throughout the Renaissance, in spite of his tragic early death. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Sidney’s complete works for the first time in digital publishing history, with beautiful illustrations, Davis’ seminal biography and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 3) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Sidney’s life and works * Concise introductions to the poetry and other works * Excellent formatting of the poems * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry * Easily locate the poems you want to read * Features BOTH the Old Arcadia and the New Arcadia – available in no other collection * The rare masque composed by Sidney for Queen Elizabeth * Includes Sidney’s complete prose – including the poet’s correspondence * Features two biographies, including S. M. Henry Davis’ full length book on the great Elizabethan author – explore Sidney’s literary life in depth * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with improved ASTROPHEL AND STELLA and SONNETS text and 2 more biographies CONTENTS: The Poetry Collections Astrophel and Stella Poems from ‘The Lady of May’ Poems from ‘The Countesse of Pembroke’s Arcadia’ Sonnets and Poetical Translations Two Pastorels Psalms of David The Poems List of Poems in Chronological Order List of Poems in Alphabetical Order The Masque The Lady of May The Prose The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia – Old Arcadia The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia – New Arcadia An Apologie for Poetry A Discourse on Irish Affairs The Queenes Majesty Touching Hir Mariage with Monsieur Defence of the Earl of Leicester Of the Trewnes of the Christian Religion Correspondence The Biographies The Life of the Renowned Sir Philip Sidney (1652) by Fulke Greville The Life and Times of Sir Philip Sidney (1859) by S. M. Henry Davis Introduction to Philip Sidney (1891) by Henry Morley Philip Sidney (1900) by Sidney Lee

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Delphi Classics

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1909496901

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9781909496903

English Essays

From Sir Philip Sidney to Macaulay

By: Sir Philip Sidney,Thomas Babington Macaulay

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English Essays

From Sir Philip Sidney to Macaulay

By: Sir Philip Sidney,Thomas Babington Macaulay

Author names not noted above: Ben Jonson, Abraham Cowley, Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele, Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe, Samuel Johnson, David Hume, Sydney Smith, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Hazlitt, Leigh Hunt, Charles Lamb, Thomas De Quincey, Percy Bysshe Shelley Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume XXVII features 24 important essays from 17 essential English writers, including: [ "The Defense of Poesy" by Sir Philip Sidney [ "On Shakespeare" and "On Bacon" by Ben Jonson [ "Of Agriculture" by Abraham Cowley [ "The Vision of Mirza" and "Westminster Abbey" by Joseph Addison [ "The Spectator Club" by Sir Richard Steele [ "Hints Towards an Essay on Conversation," "A Treatise on Good Manners and Good Breeding," "A Letter of Advice to a Young Poet," and "On the Death of Esther Johnson (Stella)" by Jonathan Swift [ "The Shortest-Way With the Dissenters" and "The Education of Women" by Daniel Defoe [ "Life of Addison, 1672-1719" by Samuel Johnson [ "Of the Standard of Taste" by David Hume [ "Fallacies of Anti-reformers" by Sydney Smith [ "On Poesy or Art" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge [ "Of Persons One Would Wish to Have Seen" by William Hazlitt [ "Deaths of Little Children" and "On the Realities of Imagination" by Leigh Hunt [ "On the Tragedies of Shakespeare" by Charles Lamb [ "Levana and Our Ladies of Sorrow" by Thomas De Quincey [ "A Defense of Poetry" by Percy Bysshe Shelley [ "Machiavelli" by Thomas Babington Macaulay.

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Cosimo, Inc.

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1616401133

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9781616401139

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Sir Philip Sidney - and Stella: "Fool," Said My Muse to Me. "Look in Thy Heart and Write"

Sir Philip Sidney - and Stella: "Fool," Said My Muse to Me. "Look in Thy Heart and Write"

Delphi Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney (Illustrated)

English Essays

English Essays

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