Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Sidney's Life: A Brief Chronology xv
5. Chapter 1. Imitation and Identity 3
6. Chapter 2. Friend to Hubert Languet 28
7. Chapter 3. Self-Portrayals at Court, 1575-9 49
8. Chapter 4. Philisides in Exile: The Old Arcadia 63
9. Chapter 5. Astrophil and the Comedy of Love 102
10. Chapter 6. The Poet as Warrior: A Defence of Poetry 142
11. Chapter 7. Philisides in Andromana's Court: The New Arcadia 163
12. Chapter 8. The Autobiographical Impulse: Conclusions 192
13. Notes 213
14. Index 237