Out of the intellectual ferment of the English Renaissance came a number of outstanding critical works that sought to define and defend the role of literature in society and to comment on the craft of writing. Foremost among these is Sir Philip Sidney’s “The Defence of Poesy,” an eloquent argument for fiction as a means of inspiring its readers to virtuous action. George Puttenham’s “The Art of English Poesy” is an entertaining examination of poetry, verse form, and rhetoric, while Samuel Daniel’s “A Defence of Rhyme” considers the practice of versification and praises the English literary tradition. Along with pieces by such writers as Sir John Harrington, Francis Bacon, and Ben Jonson, these works reveal the emergence of key critical ideas and approaches, and celebrate the possibilities of the English language.
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Gavin Alexander is a university assistant lecturer in the faculty of English and a fellow of Christ’s College, Cambridge.
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I find it difficult to believe there are no reviews of this book yet. From what may be the greatest period of English poetry, when the very definition of what might constitute poetry was developing in both practice and critical statements, this book includes all the work about poetry and poetics that one might wish to have: works by Sidney, Puttenham, Daniel, Gascoigne, Campion, Drayton, and more. This is a work you will find fascinating, exciting, and useful if you care about poetry at all, from any period. Buy it while it's available! You won't regret it.
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When the right virtuous Edward Wotton and I were at the Emperor's court together, we gave ourselves to learn horsemanship of John Pietro Pugliano, one that with great commendation had the place of an esquire in his stable. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rhyming poesy, vulgar poesy, auricular figures, riding rhyme, quick conceit, cross rhyme, pictoribus atque poetis, rhyme royal, furor poeticus, quantitative verses, iambic pattern, quid nimis, classical metres, sharp accent, classical metrics, quantitative system Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sir Philip Sidney, King Henry the Eighth, Earl of Surrey, Sir Walter Ralegh, Canterbury Tales, Piers Plowman, Psalms of David, Right Reverend, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Saxon English New!
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When the right virtuous Edward Wotton and I were at the Emperor's court together, we gave ourselves to learn horsemanship of John Pietro Pugliano, one that with great commendation had the place of an esquire in his stable. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rhyming poesy, vulgar poesy, auricular figures, riding rhyme, quick conceit, cross rhyme, pictoribus atque poetis, rhyme royal, furor poeticus, quantitative verses, iambic pattern, quid nimis, classical metres, sharp accent, classical metrics, quantitative system Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sir Philip Sidney, King Henry the Eighth, Earl of Surrey, Sir Walter Ralegh, Canterbury Tales, Piers Plowman, Psalms of David, Right Reverend, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Saxon English New!
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