Born in 1554, Sir Philip Sidney was hailed as the perfect Renaissance patron, soldier, soldier, lover, and courtier, but it was only after his untimely death at

"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

An anthology grounded in the historic and aesthetic context of a crucial figure in 16th-century English literature