{"product_id":"sidney-and-his-circle-matthew-woodcock-9780746311974","title":"Sidney and His Circle","description":"\u003cp\u003eSir Philip Sidney's experimentation and innovations in English verse marked the turning point in the development of sixteenth-century poetry, as did the theories on the status and function of imaginative writing. In this compact, yet wide ranging guide Matthew Woodcock presents a structured introduction to each of Sidney's \u003cbr\u003emajor works including \u003ci\u003eThe Defence of Poesy, \u003c\/i\u003ethe sonnet sequence\u003ci\u003e Astrophil and Stella \u003c\/i\u003eand both the old and new versions of \u003ci\u003eArcadia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003etogether with Sidney's contributions to courtly and aristocratic entertainments. Woodcock examines these works in relation to Sidney's construction of personal identity and his active response to the politics both of Continental Europe and Elizabethan court. The final chapter discusses Mary Sidney, Fulke Greville, Robert Sidney and Lady Mary Wroth, writers whose own literary works were influenced by Sidney, and who were complicit in preparing his works for publication after his death and instrumental in the perpetuation and protection of his literary reputation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Woodcock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0746311974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780746311974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liverpool University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011 pg. 192","brand":"Matthew Woodcock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48457707880703,"sku":"9780746311974","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef5d8142-2516-4bb7-bcaf-41faba0cfe02.jpg?v=1777400581","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sidney-and-his-circle-matthew-woodcock-9780746311974","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}