Raphael Falco's 1994 book _Conceived Presences_, which is all about the
posthumous "forging" of Sidney's reputation and how it shifted from
soldierly to poetic, contains a number of references to elegaic comparisons
between Sidney and Alexander. E.g., George Whetstone's elegy for Sidney
("On the Life Death and Vertues . . .") begins "by associating his early
death with that of 'Alexander the chiefe of Royal Peeres'" (Falco 58 n.16);
Falco also cites elegies by Angel Day and John Phillip (121 n.33), as well
as Bradstreet's.
Katherine Eggert
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Department of English
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Merriam Foley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: Sidney and Alexander
> Hi Jean,
>
> Just saw your query in re Alexander. How intriguing. I don't know
> of anythin similar, but it would seem odd for Bradstreet to have
> simply made it up. It will be interesting the see what the mail
> brings in.
> Stephen
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> From: Jean Feerick <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2003/11/19 Wed AM 10:51:59 EST
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Sidney and Alexander
>
> A colleague of mine has come across a reference by Anne
> Bradstreet to Sidney
> which compares him to "Alexander the Great"; he was wondering if
> this
> comparison is common for Sidney and where he might turn for
> further insight
> on how Alexander is invoked in the early modern period. Quick to
> my mind is
> Fluellen's analogy of Henry V to Alexander the "Pig," but I'm
> wondering if
> there are critical works on this topic that he should not overlook.
>
> I'm grateful for any suggestions.
>
> Best, Jean Feerick
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