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Philip Sidney

1554 - 1586

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Sir Philip Sidney (30 November 1554 – 17 October 1586) was an English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip Sidney has received more than 1,151,207 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Philip Sidney is the 2,352nd most popular writer (down from 2,014th in 2019), the 1,743rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,592nd in 2019) and the 188th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The complete works of Sir Philip Sidney
1912
The defence of poesie
Early works to 1800, Poetry, Sources
1595
Astrophel & Stella
1591
Arcadia
Classic Literature, Early works to 1800, English Pastoral literature
Basilus, a foolish old duke, consults an oracle as he imperiously wishes to know the future, but he is less than pleased with what he learns. To escape the oracle's horrific prophecies about his family and kingdom he withdraws into pastoral retreat with his wife and two daughters. When a pair of wandering princes fall in love with the princesses and adopt disguises to gain access to them, all manner of complications, both comic and serious, ensue. Part-pastoral romance, part-heroic epic, Sidney's long narrative work was hugely popular for centuries after its first publication in 1593, inspiring two sequels and countless imitations, and contributing greatly to the development of the novel.
1598
Apologie for poetrie
Early works to 1800, Poetry, Accessible book
1907
An apologie for poetrie
Poetry, Early works to 1800
1868

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Philip Sidney ranks 2,352 out of 7,302. Before him are Eugippius, Terry Bisson, Anton Bernolák, Karel Hynek Mácha, Phocylides, and Margit Sandemo. After him are Juan de Valdés, Paul Adam, Walter Bagehot, Dmytro Dontsov, Maksim Bahdanovič, and Ybyrai Altynsarin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1554, Philip Sidney ranks 12. Before him are Charles, Duke of Mayenne, Marietta Robusti, Wakisaka Yasuharu, Philip William, Prince of Orange, Ernest of Bavaria, and Bálint Balassi. After him are Louis III, Duke of Württemberg, Bartolomeo Carducci, Girolamo Diruta, Richard Hooker, and John Lyly. Among people deceased in 1586, Philip Sidney ranks 12. Before him are Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, Primož Trubar, Luis de Morales, Birbal, and Ignazio Danti. After him are Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt, Martín de Azpilcueta, Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Mecklenburg, and Adam Lonicer.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Philip Sidney ranks 1,743 out of 8,785. Before him are David Gill (1843), Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland (1640), Steven Runciman (1903), Anthony Quayle (1913), Margaret Scriven (1912), and Owain Glyndŵr (1359). After him are Geri Halliwell (1972), Walter Bagehot (1826), Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick (1475), Orlando Gibbons (1583), Kim Wilde (1960), and Antony Beevor (1946).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Philip Sidney ranks 188. Before him are Edward FitzGerald (1809), Donald Adamson (1939), Richard Aldington (1892), Kingsley Amis (1922), Frederic W. H. Myers (1843), and Terry Eagleton (1943). After him are Walter Bagehot (1826), William Auld (1924), Leonard Woolf (1880), Taliesin (518), Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806), and Aelred of Rievaulx (1110).

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