This authoritative edition was originally published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode It brings together a unique combination of Sidney's poetry & prose
- all the major writing complemented by letters & elegies
- to give the essence of his work & thinking Born in 1554 Sir Philip Sidney was hailed as the perfect Renaissance patron soldier lover & courtier but it was only after his untimely death at the age of 31 that his literary accomplishments were truly recognized This collection ranges more widely through Sidney's works than any previous volume &

Includes:: substantial parts of both versions of the Arcadia The Defence of Poesy & the whole of the sonnet sequence Astrophil & Stella Supplementary texts such as his letters & the numerous elegies which appeared after his death help to illustrate the whole spectrum of his achievements & the admiration he inspired in his contemporaries ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more



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Sir Thomas Browne A Life is the first full-scale biography of the extraordinary prose artist physician & polymath With the help of recent archival discoveries the biography recasts each phase of Browne's life (1605-82) & situates his incomparable writings within the diverse intellectual & social contexts in which he lived including London Winchester Oxford Montpellier Padua Leiden Halifax & Norwich The book makes the case that as his contemporaries fervently believed Browne influenced the intellectual & religious direction of seventeenth-century England in singularly rich & dynamic ways Special attention is paid in the biography to Browne's medical vocation but also to his place within the scientific revolution New information is offered regarding his childhood in London his European travels & medical studies the setting in which he first wrote Religio Medici his impact on readers during the English civil wars & the contemporary view of his medical practice Overall the image of Browne that emerges is far bolder & more cosmopolitan less complacent & provincial than biographers have assumed ever since Samuel Johnson doubted Browne's claim that his life up to age thirty resembled a romantic fiction filled with miracles & fables The biography has extensive material for anyone interested in the histories of religion education science & medicine seventeenth-century England & early modern philosophy & literature ...

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