Sir Philip Sidney (1554 – 1586). English poet, courtier, scholar, and
soldier, who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the
Elizabethan age. His works include Astrophel and Stella, The Defence of
Poesy (also known as The Defence of Poetry or An Apology for Poetry),
and The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia.
Son of
Henry Sidney and
Mary Dudley. His siblings were
Robert Sidney and
Mary Sidney Herbert.
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Portraits of many of
Lord De L’Isle’s forebears hang in the Tudor Long Gallery, not least
that of red-haired Sir Philip Sidney, the poet and epitome of
Elizabethan chivalry."
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