Sir Philip Sidney.
by John Addington Symonds
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New York, NY A. L. Fowle. Hardcover Very Good: shows jut a touch of wear to th eextremities; very faint dust-dulling at top edge to the text block, a bit of crimping at the head and heel of the backstrip; the text pages have tanned somewhat, due to aging. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.3 x 5 x 0.95 inches). 182 pages. Language: English. Weight: 11.9 ounces. One of the Makers of Literature Series edited by John Morley. The Preface is dated 1886. This is surely a reprint, probably pubished in the early 20th century. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'. Sir Philip Sidney (1554 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 Astrophel and Stella, The Defence of Poesy (An Apology for Poetry) and The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia. Sidney was the greatest Elizabethan sonneteer after Shakespeare. Written to his mistress, Lady Penelope Rich, though dedicated to his wife, they reveal true lyric emotion couched in a language delicately archaic. His pastoral romance The Arcadia (1598) is an intricate love story, embodying the ideals of the medieval chivalry, so congenial to Sidney's own spirit. The story contains a number of fine lyrics. John Addington Symonds, Jr. (1840 1893) was an English poet and literary critic. A cultural historian, he was known for his work on the Renaissance, as well as numerous biographies of writers and artists.
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- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
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- Title
- Sir Philip Sidney.
- Author
- John Addington Symonds
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- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Publisher
- A. L. Fowle.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
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- Literary Biography; Prose & Criticism; Literary History; Poetics; English Literature; Lives of the Poets; Classic English Literature;
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