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  1. An analysis of Sir Philip Sidney's The defence of poesy
    Author: Haydon, Liam
    Published: [2018]
    Publisher:  Macat International Ltd, London ; Routledge, Abingdon

    'The Defence of Poesy' is the first major piece of literary criticism in English. Taking aim at classical authors who disparaged poetry, and contemporary critics who saw literature as a corrupting influence, Sidney foregrounds the moral force of... more

    Location:
    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Unter den Linden
    Inter-library loan:
    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan

     

    'The Defence of Poesy' is the first major piece of literary criticism in English. Taking aim at classical authors who disparaged poetry, and contemporary critics who saw literature as a corrupting influence, Sidney foregrounds the moral force of poetry. Sidney considers the real life affects of poetry upon the reader arguing that the stories instill virtues like courage in the reader. He combines this moral argument with a discussion of the technical features like genre, metre and rhyme. It thus began a long tradition of poets writing about poetry and is a touchstone for modern poetic criticism

     
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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781912453139; 1912453584; 9781912453580; 1912453134
    Series: The Macat library
    Subjects: Poetry; Sidney, Philip; Apologie for poetrie (Sidney, Philip); Criticism, interpretation, etc; Early works
    Other subjects: Sidney, Philip (1554-1586); Sidney, Philip (1554-1586): Apologie for poetrie
    Scope: 78 pages, 20 cm
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-78)
  2. An analysis of Sir Philip Sidney's The defence of poesy
    Author: Haydon, Liam
    Published: [2018]
    Publisher:  Macat International Ltd, London ; Routledge, Abingdon

    'The Defence of Poesy' is the first major piece of literary criticism in English. Taking aim at classical authors who disparaged poetry, and contemporary critics who saw literature as a corrupting influence, Sidney foregrounds the moral force of... more

    Location:
    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Haus Potsdamer Straße
    Signature:
    10 A 82700
    Inter-library loan:
    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan

     

    'The Defence of Poesy' is the first major piece of literary criticism in English. Taking aim at classical authors who disparaged poetry, and contemporary critics who saw literature as a corrupting influence, Sidney foregrounds the moral force of poetry. Sidney considers the real life affects of poetry upon the reader arguing that the stories instill virtues like courage in the reader. He combines this moral argument with a discussion of the technical features like genre, metre and rhyme. It thus began a long tradition of poets writing about poetry and is a touchstone for modern poetic criticism

     
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    Source: Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Print
    ISBN: 9781912453139; 1912453584; 9781912453580; 1912453134
    Series: The Macat library
    Subjects: Poetry; Sidney, Philip; Apologie for poetrie (Sidney, Philip); Criticism, interpretation, etc; Early works
    Other subjects: Sidney, Philip (1554-1586); Sidney, Philip (1554-1586): Apologie for poetrie
    Scope: 78 pages, 20 cm
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references (pages 76-78)