Question

The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia and An Apology for poetry are the famous works of .................

• A. Edmund Spenser
• B. Christopher Marlowe
• C. Ben Jonson
• D. Philip Sidney

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Philip Sidney

• Sidney penned several major works of the Elizabethan era, including Astrophel and Stella, the first Elizabethan sonnet cycle, and Arcadia, a heroic prose romance.

• He was also known for his literary criticism, known as The Defense of Poesy.

• Although he shared his writing with his close friends, he did not allow his work to be published during his lifetime.