The most important woman writer of Elizabethan England, Mary Sidney produced innovative poems, with complex metres, while promoting the legacy of her brother Sir Philip Sidney. The Sidneys were influenced by Continental writers, seeking to bring new forms, techniques and themes to England. Her most celebrated work is a metric translation of the âBook of Psalmsâ, completing a project her brother had started. Winning the admiration of Jonson, Donne and Milton, Mary Sidneyâs poetry employs numerous verse forms, significant for metrical variety, as well as graceful content. Recent scholarship has re-evaluated her literary achievements, revealing how influential she was for future women writers. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literatureâs finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Mary Sidneyâs complete works, with related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Mary Sidneyâs life and works
* Concise introduction to her life and poetry
* Includes Mary Sidneyâs complete works â first time in digital publishing
* Excellent formatting of the poems
* Rare poems digitised here for the first time, including âOur Saviourâs Passionâ
* Easily locate the poems you want to read
* The complete âBook of Psalmsâ, including Sir Philip Sidneyâs âPsalmsâ
* Mary Sidneyâs two major translations
* Features a bonus biography â discover the poetâs incredible life
* Ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres
CONTENTS:
The Life and Poetry of Mary Sidney
Brief Introduction: Mary Sidney
A Dialogue between Two Shepherds, Thenot and Piers (1595)
The Dolefull Lay of Clorinda (1595)
Even Now That Care (1599)
To the Angel Spirit of the Most Excellent Sir Philip Sidney (1599)
To the Angel Spirit of the Most Excellent Sir Philip Sidney â Variant Text (1599)
Book of Psalms (1599)
Triumph of Death (1600) by Petrarch
Our Saviourâs Passion (1865)
The Letter
Countess of Pembrokeâs Letter to Queen Elizabeth (1601)
The Translations
A Discourse of Life and Death (1592) by Philippe de Mornay
Antonius (1592) by Robert Garnier
The Biography
Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (1900) by Sidney Lee