Poezie jako vyprávění příběhů - Intelektuální kruh Philipa Sidneyho – Kastnerová Martina (2018)

When Philip Sidney died on October 17, 1586, at the young age of thirty-two from injuries sustained in the battle of Zutphen, his works were circulating only in manuscript form, some of which remained unfinished. Nevertheless, his persona gradually evolved into that of a cult hero and poet, starting with the depiction of his heroic deeds and death, and continuing with a monumental funeral that reportedly nearly bankrupted his father-in-law, Francis Walsingham, as well as elegies in his honor. The monograph describes the adventurous initiation journey of young Philip Sidney to the European continent, which took him to Paris during the St. Bartholomew's Night, but also to Vienna and Prague, where he made contact with the family of Tadeáš Hájek z Hájku. The stories of those personalities who, to some extent, remained in the shadow of Sidney's cult are also narrated: his younger brother Robert Sidney, whose poetry is the outlet for his social and political frustration; his sister Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of Pembroke – the core of her literary career is mourning for her deceased brother and taking on the role of his literary heir; and finally, his niece Lady Mary Wroth, who ingeniously composes her work as fiction with biographical elements (including a romantic relationship with her cousin William...).