Just wonderful. Marcellus because dying so young, I assume? Thanks
so much, John. I apologize for my ignorance, but who was Van Dalen?
Du Bartas is one of my interests, and so I'd love to hear more. I
keep hoping that Sidney's translation of him will turn up in some
ancient oak at Penshurst or Wilton House, or even somewhere under a
windmill near Zutphen. Anne P.
On Apr 12, 2008, at 2:31 PM, John Geraghty wrote:
> Not directly relevant, but I came across a book this morning on
> Google Books
> entitled "Sobriquets and Nicknames" By Albert Romer Frey while
> researching
> Joshua Sylvester and Van Dalen.
>
> It had many for Sidney, so I thought I'd take the time to "cull and
> paste"
> them for the list. All are, I believe, attributed.
>
> Google Book link:
> http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&dq=sobriquets
> +and+nickna
> mes&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=f_nXEy3eX6&sig=2UnuB2iMmkzG4DMS
> R-nfY1
> kMTgs#PPA5,M1
>
> If anyone has suggestions on material for Van Dalen, especially as it
> relates to the 1633 Divine Weekes portrait, I'd appreciate hearing
> about it.
>
> -John
>
>
> Astrophel:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA19&vq=philip
> +sidney&dq=%2
> 2joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s
>
> The Blasing-Starre of Englands Glory:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA44&vq=philip
> +sidney&dq=%2
> 2joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s&cad=5
>
>
> The British Bayard (not attributed, see Chevalier Bayard link below)
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA52&vq=philip
> +sidney&dq=%2
> 2joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s&cad=5
>
> Calidore:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA57&vq=philip
> +sidney&dq=%2
> 2joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s&cad=5
>
> Chevalier Bayard of Our History
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA63&vq=philip
> +sidney&dq=%2
> 2joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s&cad=5
>
> The English Petrarch:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA101&vq=philip
> +sidney&dq=%
> 22joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s&cad=5
>
> The Flower of Chivalry:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA123&vq=flower+of
> +chivalry
> &dq=%22joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s
>
> Illustrious Philip:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA161&vq=philip
> +sidney&dq=%
> 22joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s&cad=5
>
> The Marcellus of the English Nation:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA233&vq=philip
> +sidney&dq=%
> 22joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s&cad=5
>
> The Miracle of Our Age:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA240&vq=philip
> +sidney&dq=%
> 22joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s&cad=5
>
> Philisides:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA267&vq=philis
> +sidney&dq=%
> 22joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s
>
> A Phoenix of the World:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA274&vq=philip
> +sidney&dq=%
> 22joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s&cad=5
>
> The Plume of War:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA277&vq=philip
> +sidney&dq=%
> 22joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s&cad=5
>
> The Poet of Kissing:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA278&vq=philip
> +sidney&dq=%
> 22joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s&cad=5
>
> Pyrocles:
> http://books.google.com/books?
> id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA293&vq=pyrocles&dq=%22jos
> hua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s
>
> Our Rarest Poet:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA297&vq=philip
> +sidney&dq=%
> 22joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s&cad=5
>
> The Syren of this Later Age:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA334&vq=philip
> +sidney&dq=%
> 22joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s&cad=5
>
> The Warbler of Poetic Prose:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA357&vq=philip
> +sidney&dq=%
> 22joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s&cad=5
>
> The Zutphen Hero:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA367&vq=philip
> +sidney&dq=%
> 22joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s&cad=5
>
>
>
>
> Listed on p. 464:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=WZsYAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA464&vq=philip
> +sidney&dq=%
> 22joshua+sylvester%22+vicars&source=gbs_search_s
> Sidney, Sir Philip. 1554-1586.
> Astrophel.
> The Blazing-Starre of England's Glory.
> The British Bayard.
> Calidore.
> The Chevalier Bayard of Our History.
> The English Petrarch.
> The Flower of Chivalry.
> Illustrious Philip.
> The Marcellus of the English Nation.
> The Miracle of Our Age.
> Philisides. (not in the text)
> A Phoenix of the World.
> The Plume of War.
> The Poet of Kissing.
> Pyroclee.
> Our Rarest Poet.
> The Syren of This Latter Age.
> The Warbler of Poetic Prose.
> The Zutphen Hero.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sidney-Spenser Discussion List [mailto:SIDNEY-
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> On Behalf Of Brad Irish
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 9:26 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: accomplished gentleman
>
> I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're looking for, but here's
> one
> possible start: Elizabeth apparently described Sidney as "le plus
> accompli gentilhomme de l'Europe" to John Casimir. Jan A. van Dorsten
> briefly comments on the phrase in "Sidney and Languet" (Huntington
> Library Quarterly 1966, 29.3); Languet seems to have recorded the
> remark
> in a letter (July 1579) to Matthaeus Wacker.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sidney-Spenser Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Roger Kuin
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 11:09 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: accomplished gentleman
>
>
> I'm ashamed to have to ask; but does anyone remember to whom Elizabeth
> described Philip Sidney as 'the most accomplished gentleman in
> Europe'?
> I have a dim memory that she said it in French, so possibly (but not
> necessarily) to a Frenchman.
> Many thanks,
> Roger Kuin
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