Philip Sidney


Philip Sidney
Sir Philip Sidney, after Antonis Mor
Born30 November 1554
Penshurst Place, Kent, England
Died17 October 1586(1586-10-17) (aged 31)
Zutphen, Netherlands
BuriedOld St Paul's Cathedral, London
Noble familySidney
Spouse(s)Frances Burke, Countess of Clanricarde
FatherSir Henry Sidney
MotherLady Mary Dudley
Writing career
LanguageEarly Modern English
PeriodElizabethan era
Genres
Literary movement
Notable worksThe Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia

Sir Philip Sidney (30 November 1554 – 17 October 1586) was an English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age.

His works include a sonnet sequence, Astrophel and Stella, a treatise, The Defence of Poesy (also known as The Defence of Poesie or An Apology for Poetrie) and a pastoral romance, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia.


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