Author:Philip Sidney (1554-1586)

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Philip Sidney
(1554–1586)

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English diplomat; one of the Elizabethan Age's most prominent figures who was famous in his day in England as a poet, courtier and soldier

Works

The Lady of May, 1579
Astrophel and Stella, 1591
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia, 1590
The Defense of Poesy (or The Apology for Poetry), 1595
Wert thou a King, 1872

Translations

The Sidney Psalms, 1599 (completed by his sister Mary Sidney)

Works about Sidney

"Sidney, Sir Philip," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
"Sidney, Philip (1554-1586)," in Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
"On the Death of Sir Philip Sidney" by Henry Constable
"An Epitaph upon the Death, of Sir Philip Sidney, Knight" by Richard Barnfield

Works by this author published before January 1, 1924 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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