A Sidney Chronology: 1554-1654 offers a comprehensive chronological survey of the literary, political and personal history of the Sidney family of Penshurst Place, Kent. As royal servants, courtiers, diplomats, soldiers, writers and patrons of numerous other authors, the Sidneys occupied a central position in the development of Early-Modern English literature. Particular attention is paid to the lives and writings of Sir Philip Sidney; Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke; Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester; and Lady Mary Wroth.
| ISBN: | 9780333964002 |
| Publication date: | 9th September 2003 |
| Author: | Michael G Brennan, Noel J Kinnamon |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 342 pages |
| Series: | Author Chronologies |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general Literary studies: poetry and poets Literature: history and criticism |