Fulke Greville

Fulke Greville was an Elizabethan poet, dramatist, and statesman whose work is distinguished by its sober, thoughtful, and distinctly Calvinist perspective on art, literature, beauty, and other philosophical matters. His poetry is recognized for its depth and intellectual rigor. Greville served as a capable administrator for the English Crown, and today he is primarily celebrated as the biographer of Sir Philip Sidney and for his introspective and philosophical literary contributions.