| A Sidney Chronology, 1554-1654 2003 Edition Contributor(s): Brennan, M. (Author), Kinnamon, N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333964004 ISBN-13: 9780333964002 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2003 Annotation: "A Sidney Chronology: 1554-1654" offers a comprehensive chronological survey of the literary, political and personal history of the Sidney family of Penshurst Place, Kent. As royal servants, courtiers, diplomats, soldiers, writers and patrons of numerous other authors, the Sidneys occupied a central position in the development of early-Modern English literature. Particular attention is paid to the lives and writings of Sir Philip Sidney; Mary Sidney-Herbert, Countess of Pembroke; Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester; and Lady Mary Wroth. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.3 |
| LCCN: 2003049768 |
| Series: Author Chronologies |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.6" W x 9.04" (1.25 lbs) 342 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Sidney Chronology: 1554-1654 offers a comprehensive chronological survey of the literary, political and personal history of the Sidney family of Penshurst Place, Kent. As royal servants, courtiers, diplomats, soldiers, writers and patrons of numerous other authors, the Sidneys occupied a central position in the development of Early-Modern English literature. Particular attention is paid to the lives and writings of Sir Philip Sidney; Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke; Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester; and Lady Mary Wroth. |