The Making of Sir Philip Sidney (Heritage) - Hardcover

Berry, Edward

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802042880 ISBN 13: 9780802042880

Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division, 1998

Synopsis

Does a poet make himself, or do his culture and his fiction make him? Sir Philip Sidney is one of the most popular and enduring of Elizabethan authors, and one of those most preoccupied with the relationship between self, society, and art.

Edward Berry's The Making of Sir Philip Sidney explores how Sidney 'made' or created himself as a poet by 'making' representations of himself in the roles of some of his most literary creations: Philisides, Astrophil, and the intrusive persona of the Defence of Poetry. Focusing on the significance of these and other self-representations throughout Sidney's career, Berry combines biography, social history, and literary criticism to achieve a carefully balanced portrayal of the poet's life and work.

This is a book that makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Sidney, and is likely to appeal to both students and scholars of Sidney, as well as to those wishing to understand the cultural events that shaped this central figure of the English Renaissance.

About this title

About the Author

Edward Berry is a professor in the Department of English, University of Victoria.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0802042880
• ISBN 13: 9780802042880
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256