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Philip Sidney
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English poet, courtier, diplomat (1554-1586)

Also known as: Sir Philip Sidney, Sir Phillip Sidney, Филип Сидни, فيليب سيدني, 필립 시드니, フィリップ・シドニー

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Known works

  • Arcadia
  • Prentice Hall Literature--The British Tradition
  • The correspondence of Sir Philip Sidney
  • English essays
  • The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia