Back فيليب سيدني Arabic ফিলিপ ছিদানি Assamese Филип Сидни Bulgarian Philip Sidney Catalan فیلیپ سیدنی CKB Philip Sidney Czech Philip Sidney Welsh Philip Sidney German Φίλιπ Σίντνεϊ Greek Philip Sidney Esperanto
Philip Sidney | |
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 Sir Philip Sidney, after Antonis Mor | |
| Born | 30 November 1554 Penshurst Place, Kent, England |
| Died | 17 October 1586 (aged 31) Zutphen, Netherlands |
| Buried | Old St Paul's Cathedral, London |
| Noble family | Sidney |
| Spouse(s) | Frances Burke, Countess of Clanricarde |
| Father | Sir Henry Sidney |
| Mother | Lady Mary Dudley |
| Writing career | |
| Language | Early Modern English |
| Period | Elizabethan era |
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| Notable works | The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia |
Sir Philip Sidney (30 November 1554 – 17 October 1586) was an English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age.
His works include a sonnet sequence, Astrophil and Stella, a treatise, The Defence of Poesy (also known as The Defence of Poesie or An Apology for Poetrie) and a pastoral romance, The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia. He died fighting the Spanish in the Netherlands, age 31, and his funeral procession in London was one of the most lavish ever seen.