Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism
Author | : Gavin Alexander |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 684 |
Release | : 2004-02-26 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780141936956 |
ISBN-10 | : 0141936959 |
Rating | : 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Download or read book Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism written by Gavin Alexander and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2004-02-26 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.