Download or read book Defence of Poesie, Astrophil and Stella and Other Writings written by Sir Philip Sidney and published by Everyman's Classic Library in Paperback. This book was released on 1997 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of works by Sir Philip Sidney includes Defence of Poesie, the most entertaining and penetrating critical essay of the period. Sidney's extraordinary originality, and the impetus given by his writing to those who followed him, make his poetry of lasting value.