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 literatureâs finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Sidneyâs complete works for the first time in digital publishing history, with beautiful illustrations, Davisâ seminal biography and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 3)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Sidneyâs 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 â available in no other collection
* The rare masque composed by Sidney for Queen Elizabeth
* Includes Sidneyâs complete prose â including the poetâs correspondence
* Features two biographies, including S. M. Henry Davisâ full length book on the great Elizabethan author â explore Sidneyâs 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 âThe Lady of Mayâ
Poems from âThe Countesse of Pembrokeâs Arcadiaâ
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 Pembrokeâs Arcadia â Old Arcadia
The Countess of Pembrokeâs Arcadia â 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