The Ashgate Research Companion to The Sidneys, 1500-1700 by M... - 9781032920764

The Ashgate Research Companion to The Sidneys, 1500-1700Volume 1: Lives\nAuthor(s): Michael G. Brennan, Margaret P. Hannay, Mary Ellen Lamb\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032920764, 978-1032920764\nSynopsis\nFew families have contributed as much to English history and literature-indeed, to the arts generally-as the Sidney family. This two-volume Ashgate Research Companion assesses the current state of scholarship on family members and their impact, as historical and literary figures, in the period [tel]. Volume 1: Lives, begins with an overview of the Sidneys and politics, providing some links to court events, entertainments, literature, and patronage. The volume gives biographies to prominent high-profile Sidney women and men, as well as sections assessing the influence of the family in the areas of the English court, international politics, patronage, religion, public entertainment, the visual arts, and musi.