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Philip Sidney

Born

in Penshurst, Kent, England

October 31, 1554

Died

October 17, 1586

Genre

Poetry

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Sir Philip Sidney was an English poet, courtier and soldier, and is remembered as one of the most prominent literary figures of the Elizabethan Age.

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Average rating: 3.67 · 5,882 ratings · 455 reviews · 305 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Defence of Poetry 3.63 avg rating — 2,215 ratings — published 1595 — 171 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Astrophel And Stella 3.63 avg rating — 1,612 ratings — published 1591 — 140 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Old Arcadia 3.58 avg rating — 749 ratings — published 1593 — 189 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Major Works: Including Astrophil and Stella by Philip Sidney, Katherine Duncan-Jones (Editor) 3.72 avg rating — 293 ratings — published 1590 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Defense of Poesie, Astrophel and Stella and Other Writings 3.70 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 1586 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sidney's The Defence of Poesy and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism by Philip Sidney, Gavin Alexander (Introduction), Various 3.49 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 2004 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sir Philip Sidney: An Apology for Poetry & Astrophel and Stella by Philip Sidney, J.M. Beach (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.53 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2013 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sidney Psalter by Philip Sidney, Mary Sidney, Hannibal Hamlin (Editor) 3.86 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sir Philip Sidney by Philip Sidney, Katherine Duncan-Jones (Editor) 4.15 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1989 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sleep-Book Some of the Poetry of Slumber by Philip Sidney, William Shakespeare, W.B. Yeats 3.52 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Fool," said my muse to me. "Look in thy heart and write.”
― Sir Philip Sidney, Astrophel And Stella

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“Biting my truant pen, beating myself for spite:
"Fool!" said my muse to me, "look in thy heart, and write.”
― Philip Sidney, Astrophel And Stella

tags: inspirational, writers-block, writers-on-writing, writing-advice

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“Either I will find a way, or I will make one.”
― Philip Sidney

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