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A Defense of Poetry
A Defense of Poetry
Author: Sir Philip Sidney, Jan Van Dorsten
Often seen as a key to understanding Elizabethan poetry, Sidney's persuasive treatise follows the rules of rhetoric in presenting evidence of the virtues of poetry. Sidney argues with wit and irony that poetry is the art which best teaches what is good and true. This seems a fitting argument for this prominent experimental poet who himself is sa...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780199110223
ISBN-10: 0199110220
Publication Date: 12/15/1971
Pages: 112
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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