An apology for poetry, or, The defence of poesy
By: Sir Philip Sidney ; edited by Geoffrey Shepherd.
Contributors: Shepherd, Geoffrey, 1918-1982.; Maslen, R. W.
Edition: 3rd ed. / Rev. & expanded by R. W. Maslen
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Manchester; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
Subjects: Poetry -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Apology for poetry; Defence of poesy
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [viiii]-xv) and index.