TY  - BOOK
AU  - Haydon,Liam
TI  - Sir Philip Sidney's the defence of poesy
T2  - Macat library
U1  - 808.1 22
PY  - 2018///]
CY  - London
PB  - Macat International
KW  - Sidney, Philip,
KW  - Literature
KW  - BUEsh
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Critical theory
KW  - Poetry
KW  - Early works to 1800
KW  - HHUUEENN
KW  - September2019
KW  - Reading book
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - "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. The Defence of Poesy thus began a long tradition of poets writing about poetry and is a touchstone for modern poetic criticism."--Provided by publisher
ER  -