Portrait of Philip Sidney

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Philip Sidney

1554 – 1586

English poet, courtier, diplomat (1554-1586)

  • Kingdom of England · United Kingdom
  • British
  • Literary Theory
UGC NET importance

About

Sir Philip Sidney was an English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Portrait by After Antonis Mor (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons.

Life on the Timeline

1554 – 1586
800 BCToday

Major Works

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