Sidney Psalms
 Psalm 40 | |
| Author | Philip Sidney, and Mary Sidney |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Psalters |
Publication date | 16th-century |
| Pages | 142 |
| ISBN | 0856359831 Open Library |
The Sidney Psalms or Sidneian Psalms was a 16th-century translation into English of the Psalms.
It was the work of Philip and Mary Sidney, aristocratic siblings who were very influential Elizabethan poets.
Mary Sidney completed the book and gave a copy to Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1599. They were celebrated in the work of John Donne.[1][2]
Further reading
- The Sidney Psalms (Fyfield Books) by Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (Author), R.E. Pritchard (Editor) ISBN 978-0-85635-983-5
- Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke and Sir Philip Sidney (1992). R.E. Pritchard, ed. "The Sidney Psalms". Fyfield books. ISBN 0856359831.
- Sir Philip Sidney; Mary Sidney (2009). Hannibal Hamlin; Michael G. Brennan; Margaret P. Hannay; Noel J. Kinnamon, eds. The Sidney Psalter: The Psalms of Sir Philip and Mary Sidney. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780199217939.
References
- ↑ "John Donne. Upon the Translation of the Psalms by Sir Philip Sidney and the Countess of Pembroke". Luminarium.org. 2000-11-10. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
- ↑ "Index of /blog". Poetic-sequence.elsweb.org. Retrieved 2011-03-02.
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