Sir Philip Sidney English poet writer portrait courtier soldier Elizabethan Age Astrophel and Stella Defence of Poetry Poesy


Sir Philip Sidney (30 November 1554 – 17 October 1586) was an English poet, courtier and soldier, and is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan Age. His works include Astrophel and Stella, The Defence of Poetry (also known as The Defence of Poesy or An Apology for Poetry), and The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia.


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