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by Sir Philip Sidney (Author), J. A. van Dorsten (Editor) "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..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 112 pages
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford; New impression edition (16 Sep 1971)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0199110220
  • ISBN-13: 978-0199110223
  • Product Dimensions: 18 x 12.2 x 0.8 cm
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Often seen as a key to understanding Elizabethan poetry, Sidney's persuasive treatise follows the rules of rhetoric in presenting evidence of the virtues of poetry. Sidney argues with wit and irony that poetry is the art which best teaches what is good and true. This seems a fitting argument for this prominent experimental poet who himself is said to have represented 'life and action good and great'.
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