Among the most accomplished lyrics of the English Renaissance, The Sidney Psalter influenced poets from Donne and Herbert to Milton and beyond. It turned the well-known biblical psalms into sophisticated verse, selecting or inventing a different stanza form for each one. This variety of forms matches the appeal of their content--making them suitable for every occasion, for public worship and private devotion--and their lyrical virtuosity appeals to any poetry lover. The first complete edition of the Sidney Psalter for over forty years, this new volume makes these beautiful poems available in an authoritative modernized text drawn from the definitive Oxford editions of the two poets. Hannibal Hamlin's excellent Introduction considers the poems' astonishing mastery of verse forms and describes the literary and social contexts from which they came. On-page glosses explain unfamiliar words or usages, and fuller explanatory notes summarize each psalm and provide further background information. The book also includes an up-to-date bibliography and chronology. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum 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, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

The Sidney Psalter: The Psalms of Sir Philip and Mary Sidney (Oxford World's Classics)

Literature & Fiction

Sidney, Sir Philip

Sidney, Mary

British & Irish

Oxford University Press

Sonnets and Miscellaneous Verse

Sidney, Philip

Roydon, Matthew

World Literature

Legare Street Press

Sir Philip Sidney, Sonnets And Miscellaneous Verse; Mary Sidney, Countess Of Pembroke, Hymn To Astraea, Etc.; Matthew Roydon, Friend's Passion For His Astrophel (1905)

Sidney Sir, Sir Philip

Literary

Kessinger Publishing

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Sir Philip Sidney, Sonnets and Miscellaneous Verse; Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke, Hymn to Astraea, Etc.; Matthew Roydon, Friend's Passion for His Astrophel (1905)

Sonnets and miscellaneous verse

History

BiblioLife

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