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 Philip Sidney Quotes
724 words, approx. 2 pages
 Sir Philip Sidney ( 1554-11-30 – 1586-10-17 ) was an English courtier, soldier, poet and romancer. He was a friend and patron of Edmund Spenser , whose poetry he deeply influenced. During his own lifetime he attracted extraordinary admiration... 
 
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Philip Sidney, Sir | | Birth Date: |
November 30, 1554 | | Death Date: |
October 17, 1586 | | Place of Birth: |
Kent, England | | Place of Death: |
Arnheim, Netherlands | | Nationality: |
English | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
poet, politician |
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 Biography of Philip Sidney, Sir
867 words, approx. 3 pages
The English poet, courtier, diplomat, and soldier Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) realized more dramatically than any other figure of the English Renaissance the ideal of the perfect courtier and the universal gentleman. The son of a noble and... summary from source:
 Biography of Sir Philip Sidney
13,630 words, approx. 45 pages
 The grandson of the Duke of Northumberland and heir presumptive to the earls of Leicester and Warwick, Sir Philip Sidney was not himself a nobleman. Today he is closely associated in the popular imagination with the court of Elizabeth I, though he... summary from source:
Biography of Philip Sidney, Sir
13,493 words, approx. 45 pages
Grandson of the duke of Northumberland and heir presumptive to the earls of Leicester and Warwick, Sir Philip Sidney was not himself a nobleman. Today he is closely associated in the popular imagination with the court of Elizabeth I, though he spent...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Philip Sidney Information
1,930 words, approx. 6 pages
Sir Philip Sidney (November 30, 1554 – October 17, 1586) became one of the Elizabethan Age's most prominent figures. Famous in his day in England as a poet, courtier and soldier, he remains known as the author of Astrophil and Stella (1581, pub....
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 New Criterion Philip Sidney: A Double Life. (All that glisters).
01/01/2002: 1,521 words, approx. 5 pages Alan Stewart Philip Sidney: A Double Life. St. Martin's Press, 400 pages, $26.95 The one thing most people know about the life of Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) was almost certainly invented by the man who first told the story, Sidney's lifelong friend and... summary from source:
Philological Quarterly Sir Philip Sidney: Courtier Poet. (book reviews)
06/22/1994: 1,058 words, approx. 4 pages Four hundred years after his death, Sir Philip Sidney remains an enigma; however, Katherine Duncan-Jones endeavors to debunk the myth of the perfect courtier, Shelley's "spirit without spot," presenting instead a less-than-perfect man, "spots and all." Tracing Sidney's boyhood, his Grand Tour, his family...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by David Kalstone
13,182 words, approx. 44 pages
In the following essay, Kalstone examines the poetry of the Arcadia, and asserts that Sidney's work is more complex than the Arcadia of the Italian poet Sanazzaro.
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Critical Essay by A. C. Hamilton
11,793 words, approx. 39 pages
In the following essay, Hamilton seeks to show that the 108 sonnets in Astrophel and Stella may be read as a single, long poem on the theme “loving in truth.”
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Critical Essay by Richard C. McCoy
9,634 words, approx. 32 pages
In the following excerpt, McCoy examines the courtly politics of The Four Foster Children of Desire, an "entertainment" staged by Sidney for Queen Elizabeth.
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