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Sidney’s ‘The Defence of Poesy’ and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism by Sir Philip Sidney
£14.99
Controversy raged through England during the 1570-80s as Puritans denounced all manner of games & pastimes as a danger to public morals. Writers quickly turrned their attention to their own art and the first & most influential response came with Philip Sidney’s Defense. Here he set out to answer contemporary critics &, with reference to…
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Controversy raged through England during the 1570-80s as Puritans denounced all manner of games & pastimes as a danger to public morals. Writers quickly turrned their attention to their own art and the first & most influential response came with Philip Sidney’s Defense. Here he set out to answer contemporary critics &, with reference to Classical models of criticism, formulated a manifesto for English literature.
Also includes George Puttenham’s Art of English Poesy, Samuel Daniel’s Defence of Rhyme, & passages by writers such as Ben Jonson, Francis Bacon & George Gascoigne.
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| Weight | 0.396 kg |
|---|---|
| Title | Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Author | Sir Philip Sidney |
| Book binding | Paperback |
| Release date | 26 Feb 2004 |
| Pages | 544 |
| Condition | new |
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