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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Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism by Gavin Alexander
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.
Gavin Alexander, University Assistant Lecturer in English & Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, has written on the Sidney family & circle, & the literary response to him.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780141439389 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141439386 |
| Title | Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism |
| Author | Gavin Alexander |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-02-26 |
| Number of pages | 544 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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