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The Ashgate research companion to the Sidneys, 1500-1700 / edited by Margaret P. Hannay, Michael G. Brennan, Mary Ellen Lamb.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sidney family.
- Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--16th century.
- Politics and literature.
- Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--17th century.
- Authors, English--Early modern, 1500-1700--Biography.
- Authors, English.
- Upper class families--England--History.
- Upper class families.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (400 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Research companion to the Sidneys, 1500-1700
- Place of Publication:
- Farmham, Surrey : Ashgate, [2015]-
- Summary:
- Presented in two volumes, The Ashgate Research Companion to The Sidneys, 1500-1700 assesses the current state of scholarship on members of the Sidney family and their impact, as historical and/or literary figures, in the period 1500-1700. Volume 2: Literature, begins with an exploration of the Sidneys' books and manuscripts and how they circulated, followed by an overview of the contributions of family members -Sir Philip Sidney; Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke; Lady Mary Wroth; Robert Sidney, Earl of Leicester; and William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke - in the genres of prose romance, drama, poetry, psalms and prose. These essays outline major controversies and areas for further research, as well as conducting literary analysis.
- Contents:
- Volume 1: Lives
- Volume 2: Literature.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 6, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 1-315-17353-0
- 1-351-70110-X
- 9781315173535
- OCLC:
- 973514343
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