Discuss Sydney's views on the capacity of the English language as elaborated in his “An Apology for Poetry.”
Discuss Sydney's views on the capacity of the English language as elaborated in his “An Apology for Poetry.”
In “An Apology for Poetry” (1595), Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) prai...
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Sidney’s View on the Role and Function of Poetry
Show how Sidney argues that the function of a poet is to teach and delight.
Or, Comment on Sidney’s view on the role and function of poetry.
Philip Sidney (1554-1586), in his essa...
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How Does Sidney Establish the Poet's Superiority Over Philosophers and Historians?
How does Sidney establish the poet's superiority over Philosophers and Historians?
Or, How, according to Sidney, is the poet similar to and different from the philosopher?
Or, Ho...
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