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Petrarch and the Sidneys: An interview with Professor Gary Waller

How did the Sidney writers makes use of the Petrarchan tradition? Watch this interview where expert Professor Gary Waller explains.

How did the Sidney writers makes use of the Petrarchan tradition? Watch this interview in which Professor Gary Waller (State University of New York) explains.

Take note of phrases or ideas you find striking so that you will remember them.

In the next task you will use all you have learned so far to read a selection of sonnets by Philip and Robert Sidney.

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Penshurst Place and the Sidney Family of Writers

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