Sidney's 'The Defence of Poesy' and Selected Renaissance Literary Criticism
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- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2004
Summary
Brings together the major works of literary criticism from the English Renaissance.
Controversy raged through England during the 1570s-80s as Puritans denounced all manner of games & pastimes as a danger to public morals. Writers quickly turned 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 & formulated a manifesto for English literature, with reference t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141439389 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141439386 |
| Author: | Gavin Alexander |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2004 |
| Weight: | 394g |
| Dimensions: | 201mm x 131mm x 32mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Gavin Alexander
Gavin Alexander is a University Assistant Lecturer in English and Fellow of Christ’s College, Cambridge. He has written on the Sidney family and circle, and the literary response to him.
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