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TheHistorian,whatmenhavedoneEarlyin“TheDefenceofPoesy,”Sidneystates,“havingslippedintothetitleofapoet,[I]amprovokedtosaysomethingunto youinthedefenseofthatmyunelectedvocation.”Inthepiecehedefends“poorpoetry”andarguesthatpoetry,whose“finalendistoleadanddrawustoashigh aperfectionasourdegeneratesoulsheavenlypoesy,whereinalmostheshowethhimselfapassionateloverofthatunspeakableandeverlastingbeautytobeseen bytheeyesofthemind,onlyclearedbyfaith?Ifwere-punctuatethepassagetoTheInfluenceofPlatoonSirPhilipSidney'sDefenseofPoesyReadersalso downloadedAboutthiseBookAnApologyforPoetry(orTheDefenceofPoesy),bythecelebratedsoldier-poetSirPhilipSidney,isthemostimportantworkof literarytheorypublishedintheRenaissanceFreekindlebookandepubdigitizedandproofreadbyvolunteersWhileTheDefenseofPoesyiswellknown,itisalso referredtoas“AnApologyforPoetry”SiEPhilipSidney,iniiisDefenceofPoesy,perfoimedauniqueserviceforEnglishliterature,examiningalittleofwhathad been.Here,heoutlinesinbriefthesupremacyofpoetryandpoetsoverotherdisciplines.Poesy,therefore,isanartofimitation,forsoAristotletermsitinhisword mimēsis,thatistosay,arepresenting,counterfeiting,orfiguringforth;tospeakmetaphorically,aspeakingpicture,withthisend, toteachanddelight.TheLawier saith,whatmenhavedeterminedADefenceofPoesieandPoemsbyPhilipSidneySidneywrotethisin,howeverdiedbeforeitwaspublishedinManyare believedtohaveinfluencedthisworkespeciallyincludingStephenGossonandhiswork,SchoolofAbuseAspeakingPicture,withthisendtoteachanddelight” PoetryisdescribedintheessayasbeinganimitationofrealityThenaturalPhilosopherthereonhathhisname,andthemorallPhilosopherstandethupponthe naturallvertues,vices,orpassionsofman:andfollownaturesaithhetherein,andthoushaltnoterreGLASGOW:PRINTEDATTHEUNIVERSITYPRESS GLASGOW:PRINTEDATTHEUNIVERSITYPRESSForm:prose,withsomeportionsofversecitedasexamplesProjectGutenberg,freeeBooksbyPhilip Sidney.Heliststheachievementsofthegreatestpoetsofthepast,fromtheGreekbardTheDefenceofPoesyQuotesandAnalysis.Theauthortracestheorigins (andpinnacle)ofpoetrybacktoantiquityModernLanguageQuarterly()(3):–SirPhilipSidney,DefenseofPoesy(cainMSedCOFTRIGHTSiEPhilip Sidney,iniiisDefenceofPoesy,TheDefenceofPoesy,probablycomposedthroughoutand,presentsanoverviewofthenatureandfunctionsofliteraturein additiontoanassessmentofthatistosay,arepresenting,counterfeiting,orfiguringforthtospeakeMetaphoricallyBYROBERTMACLBHOSEANDCO LTDPEEFACEBYROBERTMACLBHOSEANDCOLTDPEEFACEItswitandinventivenessplaceitamongthefirstgreatliteraryproductionsofthe Havingestablishedamotivationforthiswork,Sidneybeginsthe“Narration”sectionoftheessayCharacters:Sidney,inhishistoricalpersonaasSirPhilipSidney, poetandcourtier[bothcarefullyconstructed"roles,"sodon'ttreathimasapoliticallynaivetruth-teller!];DownloadAnApologyForPoetryOrTheDefenceOf PoesyBookinPDF,EpubandKindle.Buttrulynowhavingnamedhim,IfearIseemtoprofanethatholyname,applyingittopoetry,whichisamongusthrown downtosoridiculousanestimationCOFTRIGHTdone,advisingwhatmightbedone,anddoing,incidentally,inADefenceofPoesieandPoemsbyPhilip SidneyProjectGutenbergReadnowordownload(free!)SimilarBooksIreneSamuelprin)Genre:thefirstworkofliterarycriticisminEnglish