A Defence of Poetry
by Sir Philip Sidney
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Since 1965 Geoffrey Shepherd's edition of the Apology has been the standard, and this revision, with a new introduction and extensive notes, is designed to introduce his best-known work to a new generation of readers in the millennium.Tags
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His argument is still relevant, his prose and wit a delight.
It's not true that poetry better than philosophy.
Sidney, Philip. A Defense of Poetry. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1966.
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- A defence of poetry
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- An Apology for Poetry
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- Literature Studies and Criticism, Nonfiction, Fiction and Literature
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- 808.1 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism Rhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures Rhetoric of poetry
- LCC
- PN1031 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Poetry Theory, philosophy, relations, etc.
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- ISBNs
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