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

Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism (Penguin Classics)

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 and most influential response came with Philip Sidney's Defense. Here he set out to answer contemporary critics and, 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, and passages by writers such as Ben Jonson, Francis Bacon, and George Gascoigne.

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Country USA
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780141439389
ReleaseDate 2004-06-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780141439389

Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism (Penguin Classics)