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When did Sir Philip Sidney's first album release?

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Sir Philip Sidney's first album Astrophel and Stella released in 1591.


1554-1586
English poet, statesman, soldier, patron of the arts and courtier – considered by his contemporaries to be the ideal of an Elizabethan gentleman. His sonnets are considered second only to Shakespeare’s for the Elizabethan period and his influence on literature is extensive.

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