Philip SidneyVerified

A long prose pastoral romance from the late 16th century that mixes shepherd life with jousts, kidnappings, political intrigue and battles. A duke who has received a troubling oracle withdraws to a country lodge. The author revised it into two versions.

A work of literary criticism from around 1580, published in 1595. It answers attacks on poetry, including one on the English stage, and argues that poetry moves readers toward virtue better than history or philosophy.