Delphi Complete Works of Sir Philip Sidney

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 literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Sidney’s complete works for the first time in digital publishing history, with beautiful illustrations, Davis’ seminal biography and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 3)



* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Sidney’s 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 – available in no other collection

* The rare masque composed by Sidney for Queen Elizabeth

* Includes Sidney’s complete prose – including the poet’s correspondence

* Features two biographies, including S. M. Henry Davis’ full length book on the great Elizabethan author – explore Sidney’s 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 ‘The Lady of May’

Poems from ‘The Countesse of Pembroke’s Arcadia’

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 Pembroke’s Arcadia – Old Arcadia

The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia – 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