Sir Philip Sidney’s experimentation and innovations in English
verse marked the turning point in the development of
sixteenth-century poetry, as did the theories on the status and
function of imaginative writing. In this compact, yet wide ranging
guide Matthew Woodcock presents a structured introduction to each
of Sidney’s major works including The Defence of Poesy, the
sonnet sequence Astrophil and Stella and both the old and new
versions of Arcadia, together with Sidney’s contributions to
courtly and aristocratic entertainments. Woodcock examines these
works in relation to Sidney’s construction of personal identity
and his active response to the politics both of Continental Europe
and Elizabethan court. The final chapter discusses Mary Sidney,
Fulke Greville, Robert Sidney and Lady Mary Wroth, writers whose
own literary works were influenced by Sidney, and who were
complicit in preparing his works for publication after his death
and instrumental in the perpetuation and protection of his literary
reputation.
General
| Imprint: |
Liverpool University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Writers and Their Work |
| Release date: |
May 2010 |
| Authors: |
Matthew Woodcock
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 138 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
134 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7463-1197-4 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-7463-1197-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780746311974 |
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