Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism

Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism
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Publisher : Penguin UK
Total Pages : 662
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ISBN-10 : 9780141936956
ISBN-13 : 0141936959
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Download or read book Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism written by Gavin Alexander and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2004-02-26 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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