| The Ashgate Research Companion to the Sidneys, 1500-1700: Volume 1: Lives Revised Edition Contributor(s): Brennan, Michael G. (Author), Hannay, Margaret P. (Editor), Lamb, Mary Ellen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1409450384 ISBN-13: 9781409450382 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $198.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography - Literary Criticism | Renaissance - History | Modern - 17th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2014042349 |
| Physical Information: (2.30 lbs) 388 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Few families have contributed as much to English history and literature-indeed, to the arts generally-as the Sidney family. This two-volume Ashgate Research Companion assesses the current state of scholarship on family members and their impact, as historical and literary figures, in the period 1500-1700. Volume 1: Lives, begins with an overview of the Sidneys and politics, providing some links to court events, entertainments, literature, and patronage. The volume gives biographies to prominent high-profile Sidney women and men, as well as sections assessing the influence of the family in the areas of the English court, international politics, patronage, religion, public entertainment, the visual arts, and music. The focus of the second volume is the literary contributions of Sir Philip Sidney; Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke; Lady Mary Wroth; Robert Sidney, Earl of Leicester; and William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke. |