An Apology For Poetry (Or The Defence Of Poesy): Revised and Expanded Third Edition [Paperback]

Philip Sidney (Author), R.W. Maslen (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0719053765 | ISBN-13: 978-0719053764 | Publication Date: October 4, 2002 | Edition: 2nd

An Apology for Poetry (or The Defence of Poesy), by the celebrated soldier-poet Sir Philip Sidney, is the most important work of literary theory published in the Renaissance. Its wit and inventiveness place it among the first great literary productions of the age of Shakespeare. Since 1965 Geoffrey Shepherd's edition of the Apology has been the standard, and this revision of Shepherd's edition, with a new introduction and extensive notes, is designed to introduce Sidney's best-known work to a new generation of readers at the beginning of thetwenty-first century.Unfamiliar words and phrases are glossed, classical and other references explained, and difficult passages analysed in detail. This greatly expanded edition will be of value to all those interested in the Renaissance, from students and teachers at school and university to the inquisitive general reader.

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About the Author

R. W. Maslen is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Glasgow.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Manchester University Press; 2nd edition (October 4, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0719053765
• ISBN-13: 978-0719053764
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #860,956 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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