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 1)* 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 genresCONTENTS:The Poetry CollectionsASTROPHEL AND STELLAPOEMS FROM ‘THE LADY OF MAY’POEMS FROM ‘THE COUNTESSE OF PEMBROKE’S ARCADIA’CERTAINE SONETSTWO PASTORELSPSALMS OF DAVIDThe PoemsLIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDERLIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDERThe MasqueTHE LADY OF MAYThe ProseTHE COUNTESS OF PEMBROKE’S ARCADIA – OLD ARCADIATHE COUNTESS OF PEMBROKE’S ARCADIA – NEW ARCADIAAN APOLOGIE FOR POETRYA DISCOURSE ON IRISH AFFAIRSTHE QUEENES MAJESTY TOUCHING HIR MARIAGE WITH MONSIEURDEFENCE OF THE EARL OF LEICESTEROF THE TREWNES OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGIONCORRESPONDENCEThe BiographiesTHE LIFE AND TIMES OF SIR PHILIP SIDNEY by S. M. Henry DavisINTRODUCTION TO PHILIP SIDNEY by Henry MorleyPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles
