Publisher's Synopsis
To the Elizabethans, Sir Philip Sidney (1554-86) represented the Renaissance ideal as a man of action and a man of letters. This collection includes "Astrophil and Stella" as well as selections from "Old Arcadia".
About the Publisher
In January 1946, the Penguin Classics list was launched with E. V. Rieu's translation of The Odyssey. The series now consists of over 800 titles including the best in English, American, European, classical and non-western literature and an extensive range of philosophy, religion, art, history and politics titles.
