玛丽·锡德尼(Mary Sidney,1561-1621),是菲利普·锡德尼(Philip Sidney,1554-1586)的妹妹,被她那个时代的许多诗人称为“缪斯”和“莎孚”;被威廉·布朗(William Brown,1590-1645)誉为“一切诗章之源”[1],被埃德蒙·斯宾塞(Edmund Spenser,1552-1599)称为“女性的饰品”[2]68。她是英国历史上第一个出版戏剧的女作家,她和哥哥菲利普·锡德尼共同释义的《锡德尼圣歌》被约翰·邓恩(John Donne,1572-1631)称为“以最高雅的方式表达最崇高的内容”[3]。围绕这个英国文艺复兴时期卓越女性的诸多研究免不了提到有关她的绯闻和臆测,诸如她与其兄的关系、她和莎士比亚及其作品的关系等。 Mary Sidney (1561-1621), the sister of Philip Sidney (1554-1586), was described by many of the poets of her time as “Muse” and “ Fu’s ”;“ The source of all poems ”by William Brown (1590-1645), [1] by Edmund Spenser (1552-1599) Female jewelry “[2] 68. She was the first woman to write a drama in British history and she and her elder brother Philip Sidney interpreted the Sidney Chant as John Donne (1572-1631) The most elegant way of expressing the highest content ”[3]. Many studies of this elite woman around the English Renaissance inevitably mention her gossip and speculation, such as her relationship with her brother, her relationship with Shakespeare and her work.