Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) Selected Writings |
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Author:
| Sidney, Philip |
Editor:
| Dutton, Richard |
ISBN: | 978-0-85635-625-4 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1987 |
Publisher: | Carcanet Press, Limited
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $24.99 |
Book Description:
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This selection includes the full text of the Defence of Poetry and Astrophil and Stella, with a selection of the other poems. 'When Sidney died,' writes Richard Dutton, 'those who mourned him did so as a hero of Protestant Europe, a model of Christian virtue, of the Renaissance scholar-poet, of the true knight.'
This selection includes the full text of the Defence of Poetry and Astrophil and Stella, with a selection of the other poems. 'When Sidney died,' writes Richard Dutton, 'those who mourned him did so as a hero of Protestant Europe, a model of Christian virtue, of the Renaissance scholar-poet, of the true knight.'