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Philip Sidney

(1554—1586) author and courtier


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(1554–86)

English poet and critic. One of the outstanding figures of the English early modern period, Sidney wrote his Defense of Poesy (1583, published 1595) in answer to anti-theatrical polemics ...

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Sidney, Sir Philip (1554–86)
in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev) Length: 146 words
Sidney, Sir Philip (1554–86)
in The Oxford Guide to Literary Britain & Ireland (3) Length: 78 words
Sidney, Sir Philip (1554–86)
in The Oxford Companion to English Literature (7) Length: 771 words
Sidney, Sir Philip (1554–86)
in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3) Length: 415 words

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Works by Philip Sidney
Arcadia
A Defence of Poetry

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