A Defence of Poetry

Type

Book

Authors

Sir Philip Sidney

ISBN 10

0199110220

ISBN 13

9780199110223

Tags

Criticism & Theory, British & Irish, English Literature

Description

Often seen as a key to understanding Elizabethan poetry, Sidney's persuasive treatise follows the rules of rhetoric in presenting evidence of the virtues of poetry. Sidney argues with wit and irony that poetry is the art, which best teaches what is good and true. This seems a fitting argument for this prominent experimental poet who himself is said to have represented 'life and action good and great'. - from Amzon

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