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The book may have numerous typos or missing text. It is not illustrated or indexed. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website. You can also preview the book there.Purchasers are also entitled to a trial membership in the publisher's book club where they can select from more than a million books for free.Volume: 27 Original Publisher: P.F. Collier ... Read more

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Edward Berry's The Making of Sir Philip Sidney explores how Sidney 'made' or created himself as a poet by 'making' representations of himself in the roles of some of his most literary creations: Philisides, Astrophil, and the intrusive persona of A Defence of Poetry. Focusing on the significance of these and other self-representations throughout Sidney's career, Berry combines biography, social history, and literary criticism to achieve a carefully balanced portrayal of the poet's life and work. ... Read more

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Sound Argument, Woeful Details
Berry made some good points in his book on Sidney's self-representation, but it needs to be read with great caution.It can be dangerous for an amateur, such as a 12-year-old who uses it as a source of knowledge.Eventhough his centralargument stands unimpaired, Berry's treatment of theArcadia is a mess.Hemade so many unbelievable errors about the verybasics of the Arcadia as afiction--character names and plot--that onecannot help wondering if he hadread the book twice or even once before hetried to write two lengthy chapters on it.In addition to Berry,University of Toronto Press is not free from blame. Many of the errorsBerry made can be detected by someone who has never read the Arcadiabefore, and the Press apparently failed to see them.For instance,Berryassigns a speech to different characters at different places (only pages apart in his book).Confusing the protagonist's pseudonym and hismistress's name, Berry also has the young man consummate his love withhimself.In the labyrinthof Berry's discussion of the plot andcharacters, one can see something comparableto Hamlet's love affair withJuliet or Macbeth's exile in the Forest of Arden.Certainly the Arcadia isa difficult book and Berry is not alone in making mistakes about thenumerous characters and complicated plot.Still, Berry's book is anamazing oddity with its outstanding number of mistakes and his consistencyin making them. It is a book useful not for an amateur but for a scholar. It teaches an important lesson:never attempt to write a book on somethingyou know very little.

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This was a great book for researching purposes. Not a joy reading book. If you are doing a report on Sir Philip Sidney for school, this is the best book avaliable. It talks about his life and how he became famous, as wellas lots of his poetry. I did a report on the poet and used this book. I gotan A on it, and so will you. The book was a big help, it is very easy tounderstand. ... Read more

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Emma Marshall nee Martin (1828-1899) was a writer during the latter part of the nineteenth century. She began writing for children and then branched out into historical romances and cheaply produced penny novels. She also wrote for periodicals, and produced private occasional poetry, letters, and journals. Her works include: The Happy Days at Fernbank: A Story for Little Girls (1861), Theodora's Childhood (1868), The Two Homes: A Story of Life Discipline (1884), The Story of the Lost Emerald (1885), Under Salisbury Spire (1890), The Mistress of Tayne Court (1890), Brothers and Sisters; or, True of Heart (1892), Bristol Bells: A Story of the Eighteenth Century (1892), In the Service of Rachel Lady Russel (1893), Penshurst Castle (1894) and The Parson's Daughter (1899). ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1909 in 442 pages; Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Literary; History / Europe / Great Britain; Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Criticism / Poetry; Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Publisher: [Oxford] Clarendon PressPublication date: 1907Subjects: Sidney, Philip, Sir, 1554-1586Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: J. B. Ford and company in 1875 in 317 pages; Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs; History / United States / General; History / United States / State & Local / General; Literary Criticism / Poetry; Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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In this text, the works of Sir Philip Sidney are considered as explorations of the pleomorphism of gender. Sidney's revealing correspondence with his tutor Hubert Languet displays a friendship that seems to have developed into a homoerotic attachment or Greek love. ... Read more

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This Book Is In German. ... Read more